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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Brindsley,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also have an Ender-3 which I’m very happy with. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I did an auto-level conversion but in hind sight now that I have a greater understanding of what it does I’m thinking of removing it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I got the optional glass bed which removes many of the issue people have with the bed being curved.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However I would recommend that if you have the plastic filament feed assembly look at getting a CNC aluminum replacement assembly, only a few $ from Ali Express.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The tension arm has a habit of cracking and loosing tension but it’s not obvious. Happened to me on a 25 hour print and took several attempts before I found the problem.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Robin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Chchrobotics <chchrobotics-bounces@lists.ourshack.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brindsley Archer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Christchurch Robotics <chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [chbot] Robotics Group meeting, Monday 15 June 2020, 6:30pm, 5 Idris Road<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To those who were interested in the Creality Ender 3 3D Printer, I decided to buy this on the advise of Geoff Irons' post of 23 March 2020:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Because of NZ's poor exchange rate at the moment, for that price you can buy one locally - and a known/popular brand in the hobbyist sector:
<a href="https://kiwi3d.co.nz/product/ender-3-pro/" target="_blank">https://kiwi3d.co.nz/product/ender-3-pro/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The aliexpress one has a few more features (power off behaviour, autoleveling), but ender-3-pro is ranked as the best 3d printer in it's price bracket at the moment (<a href="https://all3dp.com/1/best-3d-printer-reviews-top-3d-printers-home-3-d-printer-3d/" target="_blank">https://all3dp.com/1/best-3d-printer-reviews-top-3d-printers-home-3-d-printer-3d/</a>),
is one of the suggested ones to most people on the 3d printing reddit: (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/fbpnri/purchase_advice_megathread_what_to_buy_who_to_buy/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/fbpnri/purchase_advice_megathread_what_to_buy_who_to_buy/</a>),
and has a whole community with knowledge about it if you have issues (plus the local support). " <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a complete beginner, I found it easy to set up and get my first design printed using Tinker CAD and the supplied slicer program with default settings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:10 PM Mark Atherton <<a href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<br>
<br>
Several new faces this evening; welcome.<br>
<br>
Good turnout with 22 attendees, and lots of huddles-of tech-talk. $18 + <br>
change (in gold, and flat-money) collected and transferred into the <br>
robotics loose-change jar (for later banking).<br>
<br>
Quick reminder: equipment donations are welcome for the trading table, <br>
but no CRT based product, printers, toner or items that are likely to be <br>
a disposal burden. All sales from the trading table should go into the <br>
brown box on the wall, and are directly for the benefit of our host <br>
club, NZART Branch 05.<br>
<br>
With thanks on behalf of the group, it's good to be able to meet again <br>
in person.<br>
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Mark Atherton<br>
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Graham Christie talked about his design and implementation for a novel <br>
ventilator which he created during the April 2020 virus lockdown. This <br>
was a long and interesting project, and much was learned.<br>
<br>
Andy talked about some Ali-express failures, including a 5mW laser that <br>
turned out to have in the order of 350mW optical output - not very <br>
suitable for use in a public space as part of a beam sensing project !<br>
<br>
Steven Graham brought a Misty II robot along to discuss. Quite a modern <br>
unit, with lots of sensors and plenty of connectivity, all programmable <br>
in java-script. One of our sneaky members hiding at the back of the <br>
audience managed to hijack it by Bluetooth, and drive it around the room :)<br>
<br>
William demonstrated his home-made modular 200mm seven-segment clock. He <br>
also touched on the issues of getting the Chinese PCB manufacturer to <br>
also assemble the boards.<br>
<br>
Andrew talked about his 3D printed home automation projects, and <br>
associated smarts.<br>
<br>
Robin Gilks talked about Google Meetings, and related monitor sharing <br>
issues. He also talked about his latest Blue Pill STM32 environmental <br>
monitor project.<br>
<br>
Brindsley Archer brought in his Creality Ender 3, 3D Printer. This seems <br>
like an excellent entry level machine with stock held in NZ, and a <br>
delivered price of around NZ$600.<br>
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