Hey everyone- Order #53 here from Minnesota. I’m excited to use this machine, but I think one of the biggest drawbacks in the design is the lack of cable management. It looks like the z stepper control is a coiled retractile cable, but the router/spindle control and y stepper control cables just …

I agree with Alex - that’s all great advice. I have a Prusa MK2 and CR10. The usability of the two is night and day. But the Prusa was close to $900 vs $349 for the CR10. The only reason I got the CR10 was to increase the build volume, which I have needed in the past. There are ways to get around…

I lean towards Tom’s advice. I have a printer here and have still bought a few parts from folks on the Forum. Unless you really want to get into the 3DP game (and it is fun) then it will be MUCH cheaper to buy parts and support your OF Family than it would ever be to buy a printer and all the parts…

Thanks Alex and Tom for sharing with me! Much appreciate advice. I’ll weigh my options but will most likely lean towards purchasing from the members here and support their efforts! My Onefinity won’t be here until February so I have time to obtain what I need.

I purchased the Creality Ender 3 Pro on Amazon Prime Day for less than $200. Because @MyersWoodshop mentioned the Hatchbox brand, I also purchased a spool of black PLA. Use his affiliate link to purchase. I have been printing all kinds of things, not only the all of the drag chain components (inc…

In looking at some of the parts, I agree with Glenn ( @ghestrada ) - I see printability issues with some of parts. Not insurmountable as they have been printed, but perhaps a different design would be easier to print without supports or other odd orientations. @ghestrada - did you print the drag chai…

I ordered the actual drag chains (3x) themselves from Amazon URBEST Cable Drag Chain, 10 x 10mm Towline Wire Carrier 1 M/ 3.3Ft Plastic Semi... URBEST Cable Drag Chain, 10 x 10mm Towline Wire Carrier 1 M/ 3.3Ft Plastic Semi Enclosed Machine Tool (10x10mm): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scien…

Thanks for the insight Glenn! Just curious, how long did it take for you to get the machine set up and learn the software enough to start printing? Is constant calibration needed between prints?

This was my first adventure into 3D printers, so I came at it as a total nube. And since this is my first CNC, I treated learning the 3D printer as a warmup - primarily learning the workflow and tools. To assemble and get ready for printing, probably a couple of hours. Discovering and watching Yo…

Can anyone point me in the direction of the moles pin size needed? I am going to make longer cables that don’t need to be connected together. Thanks for your help.

Earlier in this thread @muddyfeet mentions the sizes (at the controller end they are Molex micro 3.0mm, and at the machine end are Molex mini 4.2mm), but not the specific part numbers. I do recall someone from @OnefinityCNC providing them at some point - I don’t know what thread it is in. It would …

Has anyone else considered drag chains?

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ghestrada (Glenn Estrada) November 17, 2020, 10:32pm 111

I ordered the actual drag chains (3x) themselves from Amazon

Having printed drag chains for the Ender, I thought there is no way I was going to go thru that again! The ones from Amazon are well made and have very smooth movement.

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Has anyone else considered drag chains?

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