Thanks for the quick responses everyone!
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Originally Posted by Jill_ls101
For what it's worth: Robo3d R1 Plus printer boards don't have the support for multiple extrusion.
The Robo3d printers ship with only one extruder.
The R1 (not plus) can be custom upgraded to have two extruders. I have a Robo3D R1 and am in the process of adding dual extruder capability. I have not had any major issues with the printer (that weren't caused by me...), and find it to be a perfectly capable printer, but I have had issues with dimensional accuracy.
Would recommend for the under $1000 price range.
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I was aware of the extruder limitation on the R1 plus and the accuracy issues with the R1. I was under the impression that R1 plus corrected the accuracy issues though, but I've yet to see anyone confirm this. In this particular case I had given up on the dual extruder, but added it to my list in case someone had seen a printer with duel extruders in that price range; it's a nice feature to have, but not essential.
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Originally Posted by quillford
I'd get a prusa i3 over the simple metal. Both use open source firmwares (modified versions of marlin) so you can use any 3rd party software that uses standard reprap gcode. While the i3 doesn't come with dual extruders, it is much easier to add a second one than it would be to the simple metal as there are already plenty of designs out there to do so. also, the hotend that comes with the i3 is much better than the ubis that comes with the simple metal, especially if you want to print fast (>50mm/s or so) or with high temp materials. if you decide to get the i3, beware of the cheap kits. the one I linked, which is what I would recommend getting, is from the original designer and uses good parts. most of the cheap i3 kits have fragile acrylic frames, knockoff e3d hotends, etc. |
Good to know, I do like the specs and features on this printer, though I wish the assembled version didn't cost so much more (I don't trust myself to build a kit printer accurately enough to get good results).
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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky
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Originally Posted by FrisbeeFunTime
I'l second this printer, but if your gonna get it go for one with a preinstalled heated bed. The prints have turned out so much better for me as soon as i installed a heated bed.
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My biggest concern with this printer is the rigidity of the design. Looking at it, it would seem like prints nearer to the front and higher up on the build platform would be less accurate due to potential issues with wobble, which would be magnified the further away from the base you go. This could be unfounded, but other printers I've seen with similar designs have had this issue. On top of that, when you add in the
heated build platform you're only $50 away from the other two options posted so far, which seem to have all the same features but 2"+ build space on each axis.
Thoughts?