[chbot] 3D printer of choice for 2020

[Michael Dawson]

*I can recommend the Tevo Tarantula Pro

$320 from aliexpress with no shipping https://tinyurl.com/sxjdowq

This thing has been bulletproof, I did upgrade to a glass plate on the 
bed, but even before that it ran fine.

I got a bed leveling sensor for $15 but still haven't got around to 
installing it as I haven't really had much trouble with levelling the 
bed with feeler gauges.

It arrived pretty quickly, I think something like only 2 weeks.

Prints to 235x235x250 and if you add the glass bed $30 you can print 
over the levelling screw locations.

I bought a bunch of thermal silicone heatsink pads which I placed under 
the glass bed to allow heat transferrance to the glass and meant I 
didn't need to use alligator clips to hold the glass bed in place so I 
can print over the entire surface of the glass.

Michael
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On 26/02/2020 4:06 pm, Robin Gilks wrote:
> I've found myself browsing for a 3D printer again but a lot of the
> information on the 'net is spread over several years so its tricky to work
> out what is a good deal.
> *https://tinyurl.com/sxjdowq*
> I'm looking for an absolute minimum of 200x200x200 print size, I'd like a
> choice of materials (but I don't really know what the choices might be)
> and if in kit form then not requiring a 3D printer to make some of the
> parts (chicken & egg assembly).
>
> My budget lies firmly in the 3 figure range but I'd go to the upper limit
> of that for something decent that will last a while.
>
> I'll also be looking for Linux modeling s/w that doesn't require a PHD in
> topology.
>
> Cheers
>
>
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