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Hi everyone!

I’m Marius, a fairly active “hubber” and passionately working with 3d printers, CAD programs and all sorts of metal and wood working machines. Since I purchased my first and so far only printer last year, I am constantly modding and improving it. However there are limits to the modifications as it would be more valuable to build a second printer at some point instead of modding an older one.

Now that’s basically what leads me to this post. I’m looking for any technically and 3d printing interested people in Germany or around (in the best case local to bochum / dortmund).

I’ve gained a lot of experience with my printer and I would love to build one on my own, which improves on every problem I was facing so far.

Not only those that would like to call a professional DIY printer their own, but also those that face some issues with their printers are kindly asked to collaborate. You can either group up with me or help out in the development process by posting your most desired wishes for a 3d printer below.

Aside from “let the printer be cheap” every comment is highly appreciated.

As we go along the way I could even consider a kickstarter campaign for a professional (jet easy to use) open source printer that was made with the hobbyists for the hobbyists.

Please share your opinions and suggestions for this topic!

Maybe even the 3d hubs team can share some insight and so.

Cheers,

Marius Breuer

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Hey Marius, I’ve had similar thoughts a few times as well. Even though I’m not currently situated THAT close to the Ruhr area, I’d still like to contribute to this effort, be it in conceptualising, coordinating, designing or printing. Sincerely, Jonas

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It would be great to get you on board for this project. I’d recommend email or phone calls to exchange knowledge. Contact me at marius.breuer@cad-breuer.de so that we could discuss, how such printer could be made. Cheers, Marius Breuer

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I really like my Mendel Max 3, for it’s solid/rugged design and quality. The only downside I saw was the 30 hour build time (still not completely done) and a mess of parts (a few hundred). Maybe use extrusions, but make the assembly short and sweet. A lot could have been simplified. Also, making components easily accessible for repairs/upgrades/maintenance is a must!

I also have a few ideas for a cheap, yet accurate, auto-leveling system. Glad I’m taking lectures & labs for electronics! :smiley: