Printed a lenth extension to the spool holder arm.

The corners also double as a larger base to attach rubber or cork feet. This is one of the most impressive cost-to-looks ratio mods, and consisted of a 1 meter threaded rod ($3) split in two, about $3 worth of nuts and bolts, and a large amount of printed parts. It also allows you to minutely adjust the torsion flex of the frame as a whole.

Added a Z brace, which helps avoid movement of the vertical frame and theoretically reduces the chance of ghosting on prints.

This was actually my first “mod” and was done with the sample black filament which came with the printer (and I used much of it).

Printed a filament guide arm just below the spool holder.

Strictly speaking, none of what I’ve done below is necessary, but this is a hobby, and all of it was fun. And oh boy, have I modded it in the last month. The second important factor in choosing the Monoprice is there is a lot of potential for customization, with a large community of Wanhao i3 owners. Some even have their houses overrun by them.) (From what I’ve seen, 3D printers are like cats: people who have more than zero usually have more than one. For all that I’ve learned in the last month, I feel confident that if I buy another printer, a kit would be easy and a completely-from-scratch build would be possible. No 3D printer will be completely foolproof, and all require various levels of troubleshooting. This is an important consideration for a first 3D printer, and I was very lucky to have my first few prints go perfectly, so I had an idea what the process should look like, to compare when things are going wrong.Īnd they will go wrong. I picked the Monoprice model because it’s nearly fully assembled, requiring about 15 minutes of assembly to attach the two main components together, and it is well reviewed as producing decent prints out of the box. Yes, really.ģD printers run a wide range, from “build the frame yourself and buy a hundred off-the-shelf parts”, to kits which include all the parts but require full assembly, to “spend a few grand, plug it in and turn it on”. This is a rebrand of the Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus, and is also rebranded by several other manufacturers, including Aldi supermarkets in Australia.

About a month ago I bought a 3D printer, the Monoprice Maker Select Plus.

T slot frame 3d printer single arm