[chbot] 3D printer kit recommendations, and quick start help

[Keith Colson]

Here are a few opinions I have on 3D printing. I have been running a 
Tantillus I built for a over a year now and it runs great.

Make sure you run your prints from an SD card as they go for hours and 
hours. You don't want a PC sitting there wasting power, going to sleep 
or pausing during a print.

If you want high accuracy as I did then straighten all the shafts as 
they are generally warped or bent. I made a video on how to do it as I 
couldnt find any info on how to do it cheaply e.g. without a granite bed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRtIxG2co5w

Consider a model that is easy and low cost to fit a heated bed. In my 
opinion you should stay away from machines that have twin steppers on 
the Z axis as this creates errors in your prints. I could rant on this 
but I won't hehe. I have been looking at the CORE XY models for my next 
printer as they look like one of the simplest, accurate compact designs.

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Ragards
Keith Colson

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