Has anybody used the Markforged One 3D Printer for FRC applications? Additionally, has anybody used their Onyx filament for FRC applications? What were your experiences? I’m considering buying one, but before shelling out that much money I’d like to hear what people think!
Would highly recommend, I’m not a 3d printer fan but this one just rocks. For me its easy to use and “Just works”. People might complain about the cost of filament but TBH for the quality of parts I get out of it IDC.
We used it heavily during our offseason bot and want to purchase 1-2 more.
We (read: I) wanted to get one, but I recieved immense pushback, mainly because of the pricetag. “Why would we get this when a Prusa I3 is only $700” was a big one. So maybe my question is why should we get one? Is the benefit of it so incredibly more than a $1K or below printer?
Just looking for a way to frame it so the expenditure is justified.
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We have one at work and one at robotics. The parts are great, and most of all the printer “just works”. We did a lot of set up to get other printers working nice and staying that way. On the flip side, the Markforged is as close to “plug and play” as I’ve experienced in the additive manufacturing market.
I would highly recommend the printer. We’ve made pulleys, electronics brackets, enclosures, shifter plates for our custom 2-speed, etc for FRC, and also some pretty advanced mechanisms at work that would be nearly impossible to make via other manufacturing methods. The filament is amazing and the parts can really take a beating if designed correctly.
The cloud printing interface is a huge plus as well, very easy to use.
10/10 would recommend.
-Mike
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I think if you are going to buy a Markforged printer you should also have a reliable PLA printer. There will be times when you want to print parts that do not justify $200/kg Onyx.
We have one also and very happy with it.
Well worth the price/cost for FRC applications.
Markforged makes hands down the best printers I’ve ever used. We haven’t gotten the chance to use it for FRC applications yet since we just got access to one at work this year, but can use it for some small FRC parts in downtime. I’m really excited to make some parts and see how they do.
For those with the Onyx One, what is the total weight of the machine + accessories?
Had a search online but have seen a few different numbers, just want a ballpark amount.
Wait purchase 2 more printers?
We have access to a Markforged Mark two, and it is a great machine. I have not used it for FRC, but using it at work it has made many parts that have held up to use every day in very strenuous tasks in automation cells. I am very excited to apply this technology to FRC. The quality of parts off the printer is comparable to the injection molded parts we make, but stronger. We love having the Mark Two in our tool shop and are looking to add a second machine.
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I second, third, and forth the above. We have used ours for the last two years(mark II) and love it. We had a little trouble making elevator brackets that would support the raised elevator while moving last year(Power up), but that was due to user error. This year we made our brackets for the elevator with the Onyx and Kevlar support and they are rock solid. The printer(once leveled correctly) is also very reliable. I have used others where when left to run over night, they reach an error state and stop(usually about five minutes after I leave) but the Mark II’s print and print, the edges don’t peel up as they do on other printers with cheaper filament. You get parts that look exactly how they should, no warping. We have made brackets, supports, spacers, and even gear plates. This year we also bought some of the 10-32 metal threaded inserts and heat pressed them in with a soldering iron. It worked great!
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Yes, that is what he meant.
My work(same as Corsetto) bought a second and 1678 also has 2 now. So 1678 can crank on 4 printers if needed and work’s aren’t busy. And that is in addition to the 8 Prusa printers that fill a whole set of shelves we have that crank through all the non-structural parts.
We got our Markforged Onyx One this December, and used it to make pulleys for our cargo intake and support brackets for various structure (including our Tier 3 lift, between the pneumatic cylinders and the drawer sliders). We also test-printed some gears and would-have-been-0.090"-aluminum brackets, and were extremely pleased with the results–fantastically better than PLA, and the machine is well more reliable than our Makerbot 5 and our Ultimaker 3.
Great prints, no failures. Those “faux-luminum” brackets are every bit as strong and stiff as a comparable aluminum part when interfaced into mechanisms, and fantastically faster and easier to make.
I would enthusiastically recommend it as a mid-range 3D printer.
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Another item of note is you can upgrade the Onyx One to an Onyx Pro or a Mark 2 down the line. The Mark 2 can make some truly incredible parts with the continuous fiber inlay.
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That’s what I’m trying to get my team to do. I was looking for the onyx pro