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Discussion in 'United States of America' started by cberrya6e, May 4, 2015.

  1. cberrya6e

    cberrya6e New Member

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    Greetings, one and all! Newbie from Houston here. My R1 printer arrived Friday, 1 May, and I had to wait until Saturday to unpack and get it up and running. And it worked like a champ out of the box!! I had a model built for a special switch mount for a min. diameter high power rocket and it printed exactly like it was configured to do. Once I understood more about the settings, I printed the perfect part subsequently. Now my wife understands just how cool this thing is and my older son has printed his first object - he is so jazzed!! He even asked me, somewhat presciently, if I could use it to print another 3D printer! I am really impressed with the quality and functionality of this thing. Well done, Robo team!!

    Regards,
    Chuck
    Houston, TX
     
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  2. Printed Solid

    Printed Solid Volunteer Admin
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    Welcome aboard. If you haven't done so... reprap.org is an awesome place to go for designs and guidance on using your printer to build another.
     
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    Welcome aboard!
     
  4. cberrya6e

    cberrya6e New Member

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    Yeah, building one was my desired entry into this field, but I didn't have the time and/or energy to get it done on a deadline - the launch is this coming Saturday. I am more interested in adding a second extruder and an LCD screen to this device, if it makes sense.
     
  5. barry ginsberg

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    You were incredible lucky. Mine:
    1. blew a fuse as soon as i turned it on (mark helped me find and replace the fuse)
    2. broke the forward connector for the Y drive belt. I fixed this with scotch tape while waiting for a part.
    3. broke the rear connector for the Y drive belt (again scotch tape). I think these connectors are under-engineered.
    4. wouldn't autolevel.

    The incredible volunteer hosts and staff members go me past this and i am up and running, but i think this is still tinkerer technology.
     
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  6. mark tomlinson

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    After your saga I went and downloaded the STL for those connectors an printed a couple because, I could :)
    Preventative medicine.
     

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