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source printer so there are lots of clones. Mostly Chinese made cheap
"knock-offs." Joseph Prusa has continued to make improvements and sells
them himself. His "genuine" versions consistently out perform much
higher priced models due to his attention to accuracy, high quality
components, etc. which you generally don't get from a Chinese clone. The
real Prusa is here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.prusa3d.com/">http://www.prusa3d.com/</a> and the current model is
the i3 mk2s. A quick online search will bring up lots of reviews etc.
I've been extremely happy with mine.<br>
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As far as things I've made with it? Lots and lots of things. It's a
device that once you have and get your head around the design software,
you'll find an absurd number of things to make. One of my favorite
examples is the current rod holders I made for our basement. We wanted
to put a curtain divider up going into our media room. The problem is
that the walls were well out of square since it was also where some duct
work came into the room. It was a total of 17.5 degrees out of square
which meant that there was no holder that had that kind of an offset
base and no tension rod would stay in place as it would "walk" until it
just fell out. I simply opened Fusion 360, designed a new set of holders
with the appropriate angle to the bases and now it fits and works
perfectly. Cost about $0.25 in material. I have lots and lots of
examples of things like this. Once you get one, you find uses. I also do
a lot of miniature gaming so I've printed lots and lots of terrain and
things for use with it.<br>
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James<br>
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<pre wrap="">On 5 Sep 2017, at 17:10, James R. Coplin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:james@ticalun.net"><james@ticalun.net></a> wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Looking at the AnyCubic and the Prusa, there is a definite difference in quality of components. The cost of the various rods, steepers, etc. on the Prusa at cost are more than the entire AnyCubic. Something is being sacrificed to hit that price point. If the price point is a make or break deal, then def consider the AnyCubic. However, the Prusa is a best of class printer at an incredibly reasonable price point. Also, Prusa is very active in improving their designs. I've downloaded and printed new improved parts from them numerous times since I got the machine which is nice.
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When you talk about the Prusa, which printer do you mean exactly? I’m finding quite a few variants online, some as cheap as 250 USD for a kit.
PS: curious to hear what you’re making with it! :)
Cheers,
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