I’m new here, and want to build the lowrider for the fun and hobby.
In my job, i sometime pilot a cnc morbidelli m400f - 5axes, so i’ve some notion about cnc. And now i want to build one by myself.
I think that i’m in the right place.
But i’ve a few question :
I don't find tubing with 25,4mm OD , only 25mm (i come from belgium) and i don't have a 3d printer. Is it possible to buy printed part fort 25mm OD ?, or should i find someone with a 3d printer ?
Maybe should i start with mpcnc and print the lowrider part with it ?
The MP3DP isn’t the best starting printer, mostly because there are hundreds of thousands of users for many other printers. You also have to find a way to cut the flat parts for it. The MPCNC, as a printer, is not terribly forgiving either (I haven’t used it, but I suspect it’s an intermediate level printer). Starting with an original prusa is going to make printing a lot more fun for a beginner. Even a Creality would be fun, because there are hundreds of videos and things to get you started. Another option is a local makerspace or library that has a 3d printer. These are a good way to catch the bug, and then decide which printer to buy amd they are often mostly idle.
I didn’t realize Ryan didn’t sell 25mm LR parts. I didn’t see them in the shop though.
As for LR vs. MPCNC, the MPCNC is very popular (probably 10x) and it is very flexible and fun up to about 24 inch. It sounds like you already have some CNC experience, so either one is probably going to be fun. The LR requires a few more outside tools, to build the table and to cut the flat parts.
I’ll ask the price to print the lowriders parts in 3d for 25mm OD in a fatlab near my city. If is too expensive i’ll buy a 3d printer. But actually the prusia original is too expensive for me.
The cheapiest is creality3d ender. I hope the accuracy is good enough.
For the flat parts i’m going to machine them with the CNC at my job.
For the table, i’m carpenter so it’s ok.
And i’ll move forward step by step. I am confident given the responsiveness on this forum to give advice.
Thr creality will work fine. You will have a few more failed prints, and you might need to learn a bit more than if you were using the prusa, but Ryan’s parts are designed to be nice on printers, and he’s good at that. Do some googling to find some good setting for the creality in slic3r and use the prusa slicer. Start with some smaller parts until you figure out how to get a good first layer. If you own the printer, you can always print them again later.
@vicious1, Why aren’t you selling 25mm LR parts, and are you ok with a fablab making them?
Shoot I forgot to add them, no one has asked in a while. If the fablab will print them go for it, it will take a fa few days to get them in the shop at least.
Also consider that you’ll be needing a lot of 3D printing for your setup (assorted tool holders, enclosures, fixtures, attachments, etc) not just the frame components for the MPCNC or LR2. And just like the CNC, the 3D printer can be used to make other things you “need”.
My conclusion is that designing with sketchup causes sometimes weird problems while printing. Problems that don’t show up when slicing, but make a 3-d print worthless. I am trying to work with fusion360 now. It seems to give more predictable results.
