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by noland
Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: When is a dual extruder/supports required?
Replies: 6
Views: 13287

Re: When is a dual extruder/supports required?

Wow, thanks for the detailed data. I find it counter intuitive that the errors for both peg and hole are on the minus side. I would think if the printer is encroaching on the hole then it would also put too much material into the peg. My pegs and holes though at around the 8 - 10mm area so I think t...
by noland
Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:10 am
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: When is a dual extruder/supports required?
Replies: 6
Views: 13287

Re: When is a dual extruder/supports required?

Thanks very much for the clarification! Good to know it's this cheap. And yes, if I can save $10,000 on molds, I'd certainly consider redesigning with chamfer. So then essentially the x-y tolerance is 100micron? So if I make a round button of diameter 10mm and a hole of diameter 10.2mm, that's expec...
by noland
Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:00 pm
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: When is a dual extruder/supports required?
Replies: 6
Views: 13287

When is a dual extruder/supports required?

I'm trying to choose a 3D printer for small production runs of electronic enclosures, sorta bridging the gap before injection molding. I really like the looks of the M2 but trying to understand if it's going to be good enough. Support material needed? When do I need to start printing support materia...