3D printer for hobby robotics

Ender1618 · 2015-12-25T12:10:07

I am getting into hobby robotics, and I am finding that I more and more am in need of the ability to create custom parts. What would be a good 3D printer to buy (couple grand max cost), for creating parts such as: chassis, wheels, servo armatures and holders, gears, etc. For me one of the most important things to be able to make would be my own custom gear trains. What would be a good 3D printer, precise enough and using tough enough materials to great gears for robots on the size scale of a cat. Such as differential wheeled, hexapod, and quadrapod platforms? Thanks, -Ryan

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Started by Ender1618 December 20, 2015 09:42 PM

8 comments, last by Hodgman 8 years, 8 months ago

Hodgman

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December 25, 2015 12:10 PM

In my town, there's a cottage industry of dozens of people with decent 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mills, etc, who take small/single batch orders for custom parts, often via social networks like Facebook!
The local drone racing club members make good use of these businesses :wink:

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