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Made in Singapore 3D Printers

Hey guys

You can check out ecomaylene3d.com

They are a local manufacturer for 3d printers and filaments.
 
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How much needed to invest to print a dark vader helmet replica?
 
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It was assembled and 3D printed by our Desiginer-for-hire, and partly sponsored by us.
 
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i'm disappointed that the other thread on 3d printing seem to be deleted
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hobby-lovers-229/3d-printing-5662121.html
can admin merge the contents of both thread if admin decides to keep only this thread? the other thread contains quite a bit of info i've gathered from various places relevant to 3d printing
and it even include tips to start with 'virtual' 3d printing i.e. do everything up to simulating a 3d print without a real 3d printer
 
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repost from an old thread:
are there any 3d printing enthusiasts out there?
3d printers are going for as low as usd $200 (around sgd $300) (and even lower) on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=3d+printer&_sacat=0
one could even order them on the lazada
http://www.lazada.sg/shop-3d-printers/
you could find models ranging from $300-500 to perhaps 1k or more depend on models, manufacturers and functionality

if 1 google for it you would find even more local sellers
https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=3d+printer+singapore

has any 1 build a 3d printer from kit or has simply bought an assembled 3d printer and is actively using it to share your stories?
:D
 
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repost from an old thread:
i bought mine directly from ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flsun-Prusa...-auto-leveling-2-rolls-filament-/182621692509
but i'm so lazy that i've not yet assemble it yet =:p :s13:

i think the cheaper and more well known makes are those prusa i3, reprap, rostock delta types of 3d printer. the more well known makers it seemed one of them is geeetech which makes prusa i3, reprap and rostock delta 3d printers.

i think there are some vendors who import geeetech printers from china and sell it locally. i think they may even provide warranty for it. buying from local may be somewhat pricier more like s$500 or more but u'd likely get more local support from the local vendor

the makes of prusa i3, reprap, rostock delta become popular and 3rd party (e.g. geeetech) makes them because prusa (Josef Průša the inventor and designer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusa_i3
http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/

designed it and makes the specs/design all open source. a lot of 3rd party 3d printers becomes basically made from the same specs as prusa i3

there are basically 2 main types:
1) xyz cartesian 3d printers e.g. prusa i3, ultimaker & all the 'china clones' etc
http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/
https://ultimaker.com/en/products
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=prusa+i3&_sacat=0
2) delta 3d printers
delta printers started with Rostock delta 3d as an earliest original design
http://reprap.org/wiki/Rostock
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=3d+printer+delta&_sacat=0

delta 3d printers are adapted from the delta robot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_robot
it is deemed (and actually true) to be more agile / faster moving than xyz cartesian 3d printers
but delta 3d printers some of them comes with a rather small base plate, this limits the footprint of the 3d print. but it seemed delta 3d printers some can print 'taller' models

in my google search i run into this manufacturer, but i've not seen or tried out their printers personally, hence not sure how 'good' they are.
http://www.reprap.cn/3d-printers-diy-kits-c-4/?zenid=9v4ebkknb1o427lheb0kuk0265
(note i'm not affiliated with any of the product manufacturers/ vendors, linking to those as examples)
(sidenote: note that ABS material needs a heated bed, the heated bed runs at 100 degC for ABS prints, good enough to boil water ! some vendors do not include heated bed or separate/extra prices for heated bed, so do check carefully, confirm with vendor). without heated bed, you would be 'stuck' with PLA material, but it is common and comes in many colors as well. filaments aren't cheap for both PLA and ABS)

note that a lot of the cheap ones ship as kits and you need to assemble it yourself. if you buy from local, i think the vendor may even offer to pre-assemble for a fee / higher price of the printer.

note also again that for 3d printers the hot end runs at some 200 deg C. hence, it is 'not for kids' (it is a fire hazard). do read more about 3d printing the 2 common plastics PLA and ABS filaments and their properties and their use in 3d printers. 200 deg C for a short while is normally 'not a big deal', but 3d prints can run for hours, that makes it a *real fire hazard* and hence dangerous (i.e. flammable materials near hot end can catch fire, esp if you are not monitoring it since it may print for hours)
 
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repost from old thread,

how to do a free virtual 3d printing without a 3d printer, simulation of a real 3d printer without one

for those who are keen to learn about 3d printing but isn't yet prepared to get or assemble one (from a kit), the softwares 'tools of the trade' it seemed are
1) openscad (or another 3d modeller cad applications)
http://www.openscad.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq5ObNeiAUw&list=PLMVZLVfQsAUkBLKa6ziRO6dMGEMsw9-i3
note that this is command/script based, not graphical. it is quite like a programming language.
but the difference in this programming language is that it is declarative and it is based on CSG (constructive solid modeling)
concepts. so you need to learn the language which would include CSG syntax like sphere, cylinder, cube, extrude etc. normally for openscad if you press F5 it would refresh and redraw your model in the screen. then you need to export your model as an STL file. the STL file is the 3d model ready to be printed

2) slicer
i use slic3r
http://slic3r.org/
but i've read that cura (from ultimaker) is also very good is free and easier to start for the beginner
https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software
the slicer 'slice' the 3d model and generate CAM (computer aided manufacturing) control codes that actually runs the 3d printer. it does so by 'slicing' the 3d models and generate 'tool paths' that tells the printer how to print the model as well as include instructions to extrude filament & control temperature.
the CAM instructions is actually used in CNC machines known as g-codes. hence the output file from the slicer is often suffixed with .gcode extension. some 3d printers allows you to put .gcode file on a sd-card, you'd just need to insert the sd card in the printer controller, chose the .gcode file from a menu & press print!

3) 3d printer (nope not yet 1st try the g-code simulator)
no 3d printer? no worries, 1st try a g-code viewer/simulator
http://jherrm.com/gcode-viewer/
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.sg/2013/12/gcode-simulator-software-controlling-3d.html
http://gcode.ws/
http://www.dietzm.de/gcodesim/
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:44286
these apps simulates the whole 3d print on your pc/notebook

so there you go, a free virtual 3d printer
:D

you can find many very good examples of STL files and openscad files from https://www.thingiverse.com/
 
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repost from an old thread
did more google searches
found an old thread
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hobby-lovers-229/3d-printer-sg-4634097.html
found a local group on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/435722669874090/
found a local group on reprap's forum
http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?188

not affiliated with any of them, but listing some of those found in google searches:
found a .sg web for vendor 3d-printtech (they seemed to be closely related to geeetech, not sure if they are geeetech's subsidary)
https://www.3d-printech.com.sg/3d-printers
found yet another local 3d printer seller
http://www.justprint3d.com/shop/aluminium-prusa-i3/
yet another (apparently local as well)
http://www.everyoneacreator.com/
https://www.3dprms.com/collections/3d-printers
more on lazada, but on lazada as like ebay some of them are shipped from overseas, hence check the vendor
http://www.lazada.sg/shop-3d-printers/
also run into this web, but uncertain if they are after all local based
https://iprice.sg/anet/

there are quite a number of 3d printing services, won't list many of them as the idea here is to run your *own* 3d printer and prints ;)
https://www.3dhubs.com/3dprint/Sing...352083&longitude=103.819836&shipsToCountry=SG
https://www.zelta3d.com/
 
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3d printing is pretty hard

experts also have problem printing 1st time correct

I tried once with a $300 printer... complete sh!t lots of modification needed...gave up

imo , one must get a good printer with :

-good solid frame
-Frame must be assembled straight... so the frame must be cut to perfect dimensions(that will depend on manufacturer)
-the extruder must be good, bad feeding... will give nightmare


anything below $1000 , probably need to assemble yourself and some modifications are needed to improve the printing

$3000 are most likely plug and play, and u can print straight out of the box


thinking of getting this SLA printer

 
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$3000 printer need not be 'plug & play' but more likely it is made say in the european/us countries/companies hence the higher cost. but for $3000, they would likely bundle more s/w that you can't get for free, and that the $3000 printer may possibly print faster and more accurate than the $300 printer (also linked to the s/w)

the $300 printer kit is the right printer for the average 'maker' or experimenter who does so as a hobby etc, if you look at the prior post showing sites from ebay, aliexpress, and even lazada, you would find that you can purchase just about every part for those $300 printer kit on ebay/aliexpress, so much so that you can actually design and build your own printer if you are determined to do so.
the main thing about the $300 printer is that after you assemble the kit, you could readily 'repair' it yourself swapping the parts etc, very much same as assembling a diy white box pc. that makes a lot of diff in terms of maintenance costs as the $2000 printer may mean shipping it back to another country for repairs or that the parts won't come cheap

but i do agree that meddling with 3d printing is hard to learn, lots of trial & error and lots of things to learn, e.g. leveling the bed, building the models e.g. openscad, 'slicing' (converting stl to printer g-codes) cura, slic3r does that, and actually printing that which is the 3d printer itself, you'd likely need a host s/w like octoprint etc. then after that meddling with temperatures (hot end and bed - for ABS prints), models, parameters etc.

but those who don't confront the challenges could only look at the u-tube videos, look at others try out the creative experiments make exciting/outrageous prints and simply wow at them

those who master the art of 3d printing could for instance print their own custom fit mobile phone casings.
the rest who are too lazy to confront the challenge would need to perhaps buy them from shapeways
https://www.shapeways.com/
shapeways host among them some of the most creative makers out there.

3d printing is accelerating the 'maker' movement that has grown exponentially in the recent years

https://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/29918-printing-impossible-evolution-fidget-cube.html
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