Re:GitHub – Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3: A fully Open Source ...
by Lievelingsduif on Thursday July 05, 2018 @05:38AM
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The title is slightly misleading, the Ender-3 (touted as the new best cheap printed) is not the first open source 3D printer.
Nearly every printer is based on a type of RepRap printer which kind of started the original boom. You can find a ton of open source printers on their site:
https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options
Re:GitHub – Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3: A fully Open Source ...
by BlackLotus89 on Thursday July 05, 2018 @07:12AM
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I'm thinking about buying the Ender 2 since it seems to give a good bang for the buck.
Print quality and price seem to be ok.
Right now I use the micro3d (which doesn't work that well for me). If the Ender2 gets cheaper soon (not flash sale, but coupon cheap) I will probably buy one
Re:GitHub – Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3: A fully Open Source ...
by cdaringe on Thursday July 05, 2018 @11:42AM
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All of the hardware files are SolidWorks. Last time I checked SolidWorks still had a pretty bummery access model for hobbyist users. Anyone know if that has changed?
Nearly every printer is based on a type of RepRap printer which kind of started the original boom. You can find a ton of open source printers on their site: https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options
Right now I use the micro3d (which doesn't work that well for me). If the Ender2 gets cheaper soon (not flash sale, but coupon cheap) I will probably buy one
Fusion 360 is free and full featured for hobbyists.