Derek
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- UK, Midlands
Hello all
I know 'which [tool type] should I buy' can be answered by possibly millions of discussions found all over the internet, but I'm interested in the views of those here, whose results we have all seen, and whose knowledge is worthy of respect.
At work, we've had to contract out various printing and cutting for 'placeholder' parts that we use in development work, so I've successfully argued that we should buy our own tools. No bias or hidden agendas at all. Honest.
I seem to recall that Martin is using an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro and Amazon has a good deal with the printer, a cure/ wash tank and resin, so that's a good mark in my book. There are more expensive resin printers out there, but what we spend on that, is taken from our laser cutter budget.
From the few here who have used laser cutters, could you give any tips what to look for- ie in terms of power output to cut through 3mm ply; for work we just need to be able to print irregular shaped 'plates', which aren't load bearing so, this ply would work quite nicely. What a pleasant coincidence, eh.
Again, apologies if I'm re-inventing the wheel here. The masses of data on the internet only becomes useful information if one knows one can rely on it; 1,000s of opposing viewpoints doesn't help.
Many thanks
Derek
I know 'which [tool type] should I buy' can be answered by possibly millions of discussions found all over the internet, but I'm interested in the views of those here, whose results we have all seen, and whose knowledge is worthy of respect.
At work, we've had to contract out various printing and cutting for 'placeholder' parts that we use in development work, so I've successfully argued that we should buy our own tools. No bias or hidden agendas at all. Honest.
I seem to recall that Martin is using an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro and Amazon has a good deal with the printer, a cure/ wash tank and resin, so that's a good mark in my book. There are more expensive resin printers out there, but what we spend on that, is taken from our laser cutter budget.
From the few here who have used laser cutters, could you give any tips what to look for- ie in terms of power output to cut through 3mm ply; for work we just need to be able to print irregular shaped 'plates', which aren't load bearing so, this ply would work quite nicely. What a pleasant coincidence, eh.
Again, apologies if I'm re-inventing the wheel here. The masses of data on the internet only becomes useful information if one knows one can rely on it; 1,000s of opposing viewpoints doesn't help.
Many thanks
Derek
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