So I am considering selling my rostock max, and going with a lulzbot. Reason being. Build volume is larger on the taz, and the ability to print to the edges is huge… When you print within an inch of the edge of the rostock, it can be problematic.
Right now i can only fit 2 large prints (of one im working on), and because they are square, i could fit 4 on the lulz.
Anyone out there have a feeling either way?
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Mayhem
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Honestly you have almost the same thing but at half the cost with something like the printrbot metal plus. 10" cubed build volume, you can get them dual extruder and they print in almost anything. I have two of the printrbots and they are fantastic. Plus at half the cost maybe you can keep both 
mayhem, thanks for the message… it certainly makes me think a little bit.
im losing a couple inches in one direction, but that may not make a huge difference.
There has to be something im missing in the mix here… ill do a little more research for sure.
either way i think im done with the rostock. I think its a good kit, and has its place, but its not for me.
I already have a second printer as well, a flashforge creator pro. I just got that a month ago. Had i not been in a BIG hurry to buy one (to finish a job) I would have researched more. That said, i LOVE the FF creator pro. its an amazing printer.
Mayhem
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Not a problem at all. I spent many a moon doing research into these things when I was looking for something bigger so being able to share that plus personal experience with the printrbots is always a plus. I don’t blame you with the Rostock, its fantastic at most things but main main go too is still the metal plus because, among other things, it’s got a bed level probe and made in the US, but that’s me being lazy I think. Yeah I was just looking at that and it looks like a great bit of kit for sure. If I didn’t have three of these things already that might have been an interesting candidate. Fun you should mention that because I got the Rostock because I needed to finish a job. Funny how the world works huh. If I can help with anything let me know.
Well, you have made me look at my options for sure… For printers under 2500 in the 10x10x10 build size category there isnt much competition. I wish i had the ability (smarts) to build my own…
Mayhem
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Well hopefully I helped instead of making it harder. Making your own is nice but sometimes for this kind of work I’d rather have the guy with the mechanical engenaring degree designing something that technical for ease of use.
mayhem. would you perhaps have a few pictures to share of your prints on the metal plus?
I tried to pick up a lulzbot on the cheap (new) but it didnt meet reserve.
2200 is a lot to spent on a printer, especially if i can get this for much less but similar quality.
Ive never used the dual extruder (at the same time) on my flashforge, so i dont know if i would on the lulz, or pmp
I am not someone who likes to wait either… lead times on the printrbot metal plus is a long time haha
Mayhem
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Yeah, sorry I was trying to get my print to stick on the rostock and it was being a pain. Here’s a print that just finished on it. And honestly when I ordered mine it shipped in less then a week even thought the lead time was a month. Also, sorry about potato quality.
so that spool holder, yeah, quality is not there, but overall would you say the quality is very good?
ive heard really good things, and not so good… this is a HARD decision for sure.
Mayhem
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It’s a really crappy photo, it actually looks quite good in person. I was talking about potato quality photo, sorry. Yeah they make amazing prints I think and so do my customers.
where are you at mayhem? would you be ok letting me taking a look at it?
they are sold out of the dual extruder w/ heated plate.
wondering how hard it would be to upgrade to the dual extruder.
Im VERY impatient haha. i should totally wait til i come back from vegas the middle of april, give myself more gambling money, but thats not how i roll
Mayhem
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Yeah that has been sold out for a while. For the simple metal its just another board and a slightly different Hotend/exturder plate so I would think this one wouldn’t be much different. As far as a visit that would be up to the lord and master of all, the wife. We live in des moines but our shop is out in Blairsburg because industrial space is cheap and we have family out that way.
Maybe i dont need a dual extruder, since I do have one on my other printer… hmmm interesting… how do you feel the auto leveling sensor works? once calibrated, even if the bed gets unlevel it should be able to sense that and adjust each print right?
right now im leveling often
Mayhem
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I’ve never do to re-level mine. I have it set to use the cura slicer and before each print it does a 3 point level check and corrects to any issues although being screwed down to a metal frame that doesn’t happen unless the sheet of PEI over it comes loose or something. A heck of a lot easier then the rostock… in fact im tempted to rig a probe onto it if it will register the bed. Its great, almost set a forget really.
yeah i wondered that too, if you can add a zprobe to the rostock :).
its a tough choice man… 2000 for the lulzbot and a little bigger bed, or 1200 for the metal plus.
Mayhem
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Yeah I can imagine. I don’t think it fesable on the rostock because it detects metal at a pretty close prox and it has to see through all that glass. For the most part its going fine without that but it sure would be nice.
have you ever heard about http://www.3dprinterworks.net/creatorbot-3d-pro-packag3.html
large build volume. solid price… it looks intriguing…
have you ever heard about http://www.3dprinterworks.net/creatorbot-3d-pro-packag3.html
large build volume. solid price… it looks intriguing…
