looking for a good 3d printer

[Ross77]

The Cetus3d looks really good but resisting the urge to say "I have all the parts to build that...."

the only down side is that it will only do PLA. Do you guys use nylon much or is it really difficult to do the engineering plastics?

[Chaz]

The Cetus3d looks really good but resisting the urge to say "I have all the parts to build that...."

the only down side is that it will only do PLA. Do you guys use nylon much or is it really difficult to do the engineering plastics?

Agreed, for that money, its not worth the time to design, buy, build and test IMHO.

[Ross77]

Agreed, for that money, its not worth the time to design, buy, build and test IMHO.

Any idea how much to import it though? not available yet either.

I'd recommend a prusa www.prusa3d.com
I have the previous to the last model and works like a charm. With the new one they have won best printer of the year and looks like a really good printer on a budge

That one is about £1k, are the clones as good?

[Chaz]

Speak to AndrewMawson on here, he imported one.

[magicniner]

Do you guys use nylon much or is it really difficult to do the engineering plastics?

I'm currently using PLA (and some ABS for tougher small parts) on my (£275) Pusa i3 clone kit, I'm in the process of modifying for Nylon and for larger ABS parts as I have product designs for parts which require the better engineering plastics with higher glass transition temperatures and better durability than PLA.

- Nick

[Ross77]

Hows this one if I go the Purusa route http://factory3d.co.uk/

[magicniner]

Hows this one if I go the Purusa route http://factory3d.co.uk/

That's the one I went for, I don't think you can beat it for the money and support is excellent via email and telephone, Neil from Model Engineer has that one too, have a look at his posts over there.

- Nick

[Ross77]

or else there are these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CTC-3D-Pri...3D321930591168

or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3D-printer...AAAOSw5dNWtIzU

[Zeeflyboy]

The Cetus3d looks really good but resisting the urge to say "I have all the parts to build that...."

the only down side is that it will only do PLA. Do you guys use nylon much or is it really difficult to do the engineering plastics?

In my personal opinion, a heated bed is a huge plus. I'm not a big fan of ABS but there's a cornucopia of options out there and most are much easier with a heated bed.

My personal favourite material for functional parts is XT-CF20 but it's a bit of a pain in some ways. Simply the best material I've ever used for strength, layer adhesion and lack of warp. As a cheaper option for normal use I am getting on very well with e3d's edge.