m4ff3w wrote:
Thank guys.
I've pretty much settled on the Makibox A6 HT. It has the heated build platform.
A long time ago in a state far away I worked at an injection molding company, so I have some experience with extrusion with various plastics (ABS, Nylon, & Delrin) but that was a really long time ago with industrial machines. We had HUGE molds and small molds (Delrin wheels for dishwasher drawers) Boy, Delrin smelled bad. ABS and Nylon, not so bad. I think they would be OK in the house.
Good luck w/ it. Keep us posted, k.
Cutting to the chase here with my threadjack -
Are any of these tools in a state where someone looking to replicate abs or nylon fasteners, ferrules, dash panels, etc and print usable engine/trans/diff mounts in nylon could do a professional job of it if they currently have the skillset to deliver the specs for same to a CAM guy or is it all badly shaped bunnies and playing around at this point?
In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:
The cheap consumer grade stuff - no. The six+ figure professional machines that are found in universities and companies - yes.
The "killer app" for 3D printing is making little two-piece molds for CFRP or fiberglass parts. Screw 'em together, wax 'em up, do a wet layup, unscrew the mold and pull the two parts out.
