[chbot] 3D printing

Fri Sep 29 01:57:19 BST 2017

Hi Mark,

At $200 the Malyan M200 was on the edge of impulse buy, but I was very
worried about exceeding the GST collection threshold.  At $150 I jumped.
The shipping was via DHL Express, and that was the cheapest option
available.  I suppose if it was on Banggood the shipping would be free. :)

Monoprice, who re-sold the M200 under their own name are now offering a
delta printer at the $150 price point:
https://hackaday.com/2017/08/21/monoprice-mini-delta-review/

We do indeed live in interesting times.

I'm totally going to print something really cool, once I get some filament
that is.

Andrew

On Sep 28, 2017 11:04 PM, "Mark Beckett" <m.beckett at amuri.net> wrote:

I had been holding off 3D printers ...
My concern was the time taking to construct and perfect the desired object
was going to just add another distraction and more unfinished projects.

I then got an email from Erik Kettenburg  who was responsible for the
Digispark and several other boards since.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotic-industries/
buildone-99-3d-printer-w-wifi-and-auto-bed-levelin

As a result I ordered the BuildOne Deluxe at $149 (less previous
contributor reward) which has the capability of 125 x 150 x125mm print area.
It will arrive when it gets here, I have complete faith in Erik and have
been more than satisfied with his early product, approach, solutions and
ongoing support, and I expect this will be the same.

* BTW shipping is only USD$25 to NZ.*

It is interesting to see how when you go from prototype to production, you
run into issues, and the writeup about leadscrews is worth reading.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotic-industries/
buildone-99-3d-printer-w-wifi-and-auto-bed-levelin/posts/1983436

Hopefully in the new Year some time it should be available for demo.

In the meantime I should really work out some uses for it .....

Mark

Carl Ranson wrote:

You'll be surprised how many ideas you'll come up with.

only recently, I've done:
shopping bag clip for the car
mounting brackets for a led strip light
case for component tester
charging dock for smart watch
and several parts for the cocktail robot I'm finally getting around to.

and then there's thingiverse.com.
I have a few bits up on there under the username Section8
CR

On 27/09/2017 5:44 PM, Andrew Errington wrote:

Hello everyone,

My 3D printer arrived today.  Now I can hang with the cool kids.

For the longest time I have coveted this:
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/catalogsearch/result/index/?
dir=desc&order=price&q=Malyan+m200

It is the Malyan M200, aka the Monoprice MP Select Mini.  It was announced
to great excitement just over a year ago as the first actually decent 3D
printer for less than 200 US dollars:
https://hackaday.com/2016/06/13/review-monoprice-mp-select-mini-3d-printer/

So, for the price it's pretty good, all things considered.  I was overseas
when it was announced, and I didn't want to try and get one delivered to me
there, nor did I want to carry it back to NZ when I eventually returned.

I kept my eye on it at hobbyking, and another eye on the exchange rate.  As
you know, GST is not collected on imports if the GST amount is less than
NZD 60, which equates to a shipment value of NZD 400 including shipping.
Unfortunately, if you exceed this threshold you get some other fees tacked
on too, approximately an additional hundred dollars.

The shipping cost from Hong Kong is about USD 65, so all up it's right on
the edge of being slightly over the limit, depending on the exchange rate.

Lately the NZD has been quite strong so it was quite likely I would not be
over the limit, but it's marginal.

Last week I spotted it was on sale with about USD 50 discount.  I bought
one on Friday and it arrived today.  At least if you're paying that much
for shipping you actually get good service.  I bought the UK version to be
sure it was capable of 240V operation, but I think all models are the same,
just with a different figure-8 mains cable supplied.

Out of the box you get five metres of PLA and a microSD card with a sample
model (and the manual) on it.  They supply a small Allen key for you to
check the bed is level, after which you load the filament and press print.

Now I have joined the horde of 3D printer owners with no real need for
one... but it's cool.

Best wishes,

Andrew

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