I still have my ender 3. It was and is a great machine. Sure, it doesn’t have the bells and whistles of modern machines but if you assembled it right and didn’t get one with F’ed up quality it worked great.
I’m an old timer and i can level the bed on that machine in less than 30 seconds.
I’ve had issues with thermal creep on petg or other high temp materials so I’m sticking to PLA on it.
I’ve been fortunate enough to not have a wonky build plate, but should it happen, i’ll convert it back to a glass sheet like what i had in 2015.
Resale value today is 50$ or less, and with how well it works, it’s just not worth the pennies of selling it.
I’ve let colleagues try 3D printing by borrowing it. All with huge smiles.
I recommend prusa or bamboo for any new players, and recognise that some ender 3 failed due to quality, but many also failed due to user error.
Mine is unmodified, with what pros/cons that entail. But a friend added 20+ mods in the first 2 months and I’m sure part of his issues were all the mods.
3D printing has come a long way and I’ve longed for the tool change model that seems to be here now/soon for YEARS!
Multi filament was so bad “back in my days” that i have stayed far away, and I’m not going to support the poop show, but i might update to a proper tool change model in the coming years.
For now, all i have in the house is my prusa mini, and it’s all i need, except for a few large print that require my ender 3
That looks awesome! You built it yourself? Nice job, the setup looks really solid. Definitely inspiring to see people making their own machines like that
Very cool! Did it use to be an Ender 3? Been thinking of converting one of my old ones and this looks a bit like some of the designs already out there.
Took about 10 months on and off with big breaks for exams , It was meant to be a laser Engraves but there were no lasers available ; Part sourcing is very difficult (India) especially screws
Very cool! Best thing is: YOU built it. It's something to be proud of.
But don't leave us hanging, what are the specs? What extruder are you using? Hotend?
I used Ender 3 Metal Extruder ; build volume 165 x 150 x 200 ; Hotend is ender 3 v3 one ; most parts are mostly for ender printers due their price and availability.
Awesome, I really want to attempt the same thing in the next year!
Are you happy with the 3d printed stepper mounts holding the entire belt force? I don't think I could trust them, especially as motors run hot, so I'd probably design something to clamp to another set of extensions above the steppers or something like that.
Yes… and no… back in the day when DIY
was more common it was because prices on pre-mades where very high and/or you got greater quality or more features when going diy. when Now even the cheapest ‘out of the box’ experiences (counting a click 3 pieces + a cable together as out of the box) can yield such amazing results and has so many features it’s sometimes a ‘why bother’..
I love my cr-10s which i’ve upgraded quite a bit, but from time to time I just want to be printing, not troubleshooting 🫣
As someone who "just bought a bambu" - it depends what your goals are. My goals were to actually make stuff and the 3D printer is a means to an end. The majority of my hobby time I can now dedicate to design and using my end product, instead of hours spent troubleshooting for sub-par results.
I'm so torn. The results people get off them with absolutely zero adjustment and tuning are amazing. But the company cannot be trusted, and is actively trying to build a walled garden.
I'm waiting to replace my increasingly unreliable Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus clone in the hopes someone will come along and meet in the middle.
The photo may be wonky, but it doesn't look like the belt path from the right side motor to the X-axis is parallel to the Y-axis. If it isn't, I suggest taking a look at:
I've always thought that when I build a printer, the hot ticket for the XY motion system would be an aluminum plate with mounting holes (for motors, pulleys, Y-axis rails, etc) drilled and threaded and most of the center cutout for the extruder. It would be a bit expensive, because you'd probably have to have a machinist cut the plate, but all the holes would be precisely positioned making for a square, rigid drive/motion system.
Sorry what I mean is a DIY direct drive, so you would move your extruder motor on top of the hot end carriage. Not meaning to buy a direct drive hot end carriage.
This is what 3d printing looked like 5-10 years ago. Wires everywhere really was a non issue as long as its correctly wired up. Go look at some of the old projects on the reprap site and theres far, far worse looking printers. The early box frame i3s were super messy for example, as was the mendel before it, and the darwin before that.
Looks sick man
Thanks man
No he means take it to a doctor man /s
Reminds me of the hobby 10-13 years ago!
Back when dyi was the only affordable option 🫣
Yup. May my old rep rap mendel rest in pieces cause keeping it as a whole was a waste of time
People love to clown on ender 3 these day, but i can only imagine how much of a step up that must have been.
I still have my ender 3. It was and is a great machine. Sure, it doesn’t have the bells and whistles of modern machines but if you assembled it right and didn’t get one with F’ed up quality it worked great.
I’m an old timer and i can level the bed on that machine in less than 30 seconds.
I’ve had issues with thermal creep on petg or other high temp materials so I’m sticking to PLA on it.
I’ve been fortunate enough to not have a wonky build plate, but should it happen, i’ll convert it back to a glass sheet like what i had in 2015.
Resale value today is 50$ or less, and with how well it works, it’s just not worth the pennies of selling it.
I’ve let colleagues try 3D printing by borrowing it. All with huge smiles.
I recommend prusa or bamboo for any new players, and recognise that some ender 3 failed due to quality, but many also failed due to user error.
Mine is unmodified, with what pros/cons that entail. But a friend added 20+ mods in the first 2 months and I’m sure part of his issues were all the mods.
3D printing has come a long way and I’ve longed for the tool change model that seems to be here now/soon for YEARS!
Multi filament was so bad “back in my days” that i have stayed far away, and I’m not going to support the poop show, but i might update to a proper tool change model in the coming years.
For now, all i have in the house is my prusa mini, and it’s all i need, except for a few large print that require my ender 3
That looks awesome! You built it yourself? Nice job, the setup looks really solid. Definitely inspiring to see people making their own machines like that
Thank you ; I also added some Acrylic sheets to cover up the Electronics
looks nice, has some rook vibe in it..
Looks sick dude. How much did it end up costing you?
around 30k inr (350 USD) + some custom parts
Are there no CoreXY printers within that budget in your area, or is this more of a "well I'm already this far" kinda situation?
I never really tried to buy one ; This was all just a project for me
Same question
Amazing!!
Very nicely done!!! X gantry looks ever so slightly off kilter. Could just be me interpreting the picture wrong too.
Yes, It is a bit off gonna improve it down the line
Awesome. Great to hear it's known and accounted for. Would hate for your new machine to go CNC mode 😅
Nice! Very Ender ;-)
Well...I feel old. This is what printers looked like before enders even existed.
https://reprap.org
Still got a very similar looking printer based on the ol' Hypercube design from tech2c!
Good ol' 80/20.
Very cool! Did it use to be an Ender 3? Been thinking of converting one of my old ones and this looks a bit like some of the designs already out there.
Love the spool holder btw, simple and smart :p
Just used alot of ender 3 parts due there availability and price
Peak rep rap nostalgia
You've got to share more? How many days/ weeks? Was it hard to source parts? My gosh your gantry is professional
Took about 10 months on and off with big breaks for exams , It was meant to be a laser Engraves but there were no lasers available ; Part sourcing is very difficult (India) especially screws
This is awesome
Good work.
This printer reminds me of the old days haha
Very cool! Best thing is: YOU built it. It's something to be proud of. But don't leave us hanging, what are the specs? What extruder are you using? Hotend?
I used Ender 3 Metal Extruder ; build volume 165 x 150 x 200 ; Hotend is ender 3 v3 one ; most parts are mostly for ender printers due their price and availability.
Very cool project! And yes now I look closer I recognize some ender parts. Be sure to keep us updated on future upgrades and improvements.
Awesome, I really want to attempt the same thing in the next year!
Are you happy with the 3d printed stepper mounts holding the entire belt force? I don't think I could trust them, especially as motors run hot, so I'd probably design something to clamp to another set of extensions above the steppers or something like that.
Nice dude! good to see people still tinkering and not just going the "buy a Bambu" way
Yes… and no… back in the day when DIY was more common it was because prices on pre-mades where very high and/or you got greater quality or more features when going diy. when Now even the cheapest ‘out of the box’ experiences (counting a click 3 pieces + a cable together as out of the box) can yield such amazing results and has so many features it’s sometimes a ‘why bother’..
I love my cr-10s which i’ve upgraded quite a bit, but from time to time I just want to be printing, not troubleshooting 🫣
But still an amazing thing to do
As someone who "just bought a bambu" - it depends what your goals are. My goals were to actually make stuff and the 3D printer is a means to an end. The majority of my hobby time I can now dedicate to design and using my end product, instead of hours spent troubleshooting for sub-par results.
I'm so torn. The results people get off them with absolutely zero adjustment and tuning are amazing. But the company cannot be trusted, and is actively trying to build a walled garden.
I'm waiting to replace my increasingly unreliable Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus clone in the hopes someone will come along and meet in the middle.
When I first got my printer, (6 months and much frustration ago), I did chuckle at the idea of 3D printing a 3D printer.
Looks sick though! Here's me struggling to get a decent benchy nevermind make a printer and print a good benchy 😂😂
sic! why did you choose to build one yourself?
Just as Project
The photo may be wonky, but it doesn't look like the belt path from the right side motor to the X-axis is parallel to the Y-axis. If it isn't, I suggest taking a look at:
https://drmrehorst.blogspot.com/2017/07/ummd-corexy-mechanism.html
It is a bit wonky gonna upgrade it soon
I've always thought that when I build a printer, the hot ticket for the XY motion system would be an aluminum plate with mounting holes (for motors, pulleys, Y-axis rails, etc) drilled and threaded and most of the center cutout for the extruder. It would be a bit expensive, because you'd probably have to have a machinist cut the plate, but all the holes would be precisely positioned making for a square, rigid drive/motion system.
This would certainly allow for a far rigid platform; I currently plan to put a plate in X axis to make a more rigid .
Why not direct drive extruder configuration?
Expensive around here (india)
Sorry what I mean is a DIY direct drive, so you would move your extruder motor on top of the hot end carriage. Not meaning to buy a direct drive hot end carriage.
Will surely look into this in future
Klipper firmware? Or what?
Currently its marlin
What speed and accel you pushing?
Great job, are you planning to make a product or is it just for yourself?
Just a personal project
Holy fire hazard
This is what 3d printing looked like 5-10 years ago. Wires everywhere really was a non issue as long as its correctly wired up. Go look at some of the old projects on the reprap site and theres far, far worse looking printers. The early box frame i3s were super messy for example, as was the mendel before it, and the darwin before that.