[chbot] 3D printing

Fri Sep 29 02:17:45 BST 2017

Why are you so paranoid about GST?

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:57 PM, Andrew Errington <erringtona at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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/buil
> done-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/buil
> done-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-m
> ini-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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