Wanhao i3 3D Printer

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I've been fighting and fighting when it comes to 3D printers Money is not an object. But watched a few YT vids of this 3D printer and for the money I just ordered one :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:
 

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Love it, printing parts for your 3D printer. What a time to be alive! :D

Out of interest, how noisy is it? Or is it quite quiet?
 

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Out of interest, how noisy is it? Or is it quite quiet?

It's not too noisy, it's somewhere between an old inkjet and dot-matrix printer... I've got it sat next to my PC it doesn't bother me much.

There are quite a few mods for it which will improve the print quality, primarily stabilisation rods for the z-axis and a 360 degree cooling fan exhaust to improve printing overhanging parts where the filament needs to cool quickly.
 

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Just checked the noise levels in our office and it's 50dB... I'll check it again when it has finished the current job.
 

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Mine will be arriving tomorrow. Had a bit of a panic this morning. Got a call from Tim to say my billing address didn't match my bank card or something like that ( I was still half asleep ) He asked if I was on the electoral roll to which I said yes. And he said to leave it with him. When I woke up I checked e-mails and had an e-mail from Tech Outlet and UPS saying delivery would be tomorrow. :thumb:
 

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Excellent news! :thumb:

Re noisiness, for reference our office is 26dB normally and around 50dB when the printer is running.
 
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Great stuff Evan enjoy, and don't forget to show us photo's of the things you have printed:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
 

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show us photo's of the things you have printed
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Great work Evan! I've got the Z-Axis stabilisation mods installed now, so I'll let you know how it goes once I've printed something with them installed. About to print the "DiiiCooler" mod from thingiverse.com.
 

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I'm not quite sure yet. Busy printing a cover for my phone and at the same time teaching myself Fusion 360 so I can design something myself.

I've heard good things about Fusion 360, but never tried it myself. Bit put off by the price to be honest. I've had a dabble with Sketchup in the past, but I don't know how good it would be for designing things for the 3D printer. Let us know if you find any good software tutorials :)
 

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@Ian any idea what the mini USB port on the control box is for ? I looked through the manual and can't see anything and plugging the cable in to the box and then PC does nothing.
 

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