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Hi Shark.
As Scott said, the prints are not perfect yet and require work after printing.
That $500.00 RepRap will just get you in the door. You will soon find that you are spending more money on upgrades to improve your print quality. If your not somewhat tech savvy, these machines are not for you. They require constant tweaking. Not trying to turn you off 3D printing, it can be a lot of fun. Just laying out some of the facts. I'm new to the 3D printing hobby myself and there is a lot to learn.
There are lots of repositories of stuff to print but you will want to learn to print your own designs. You will have to learn some software, no way around it. 3D CAD, A 3D modeling program and a mesh analyzer, as well as the slicer programs for your printer. There are lots of free ones out there to get you started. Lastly you do have to have a computer capable of handling these types of programs. I have a friend whose dual core won't cut it and can't run some of the software.
3D printing can be a fun and useful addition to our hobby and on it's own. Just be aware that it's not plug and play.
If you do decide to go for it, welcome to the dark side.

Jim

<blockquote data-quote="Papermodder" data-source="post: 196070" data-attributes="member: 12832">Hi Shark.&nbsp;As Scott said, the prints are not perfect yet and require work after printing.&nbsp;That $500.00 RepRap will just get you in the door. You will soon find that you are spending more money on upgrades to improve your print quality. If your not somewhat tech savvy, these machines are not for you. They require constant tweaking. Not trying to turn you off 3D printing, it can be a lot of fun. Just laying out some of the facts. I&#039;m new to the 3D printing hobby myself and there is a lot to learn.&nbsp;There are lots of repositories of stuff to print but you will want to learn to print your own designs. You will have to learn some software, no way around it. 3D CAD, A 3D modeling program and a mesh analyzer, as well as the slicer programs for your printer. There are lots of free ones out there to get you started. Lastly you do have to have a computer capable of handling these types of programs. I have a friend whose dual core won&#039;t cut it and can&#039;t run some of the software.&nbsp;3D printing can be a fun and useful addition to our hobby and on it&#039;s own. Just be aware that it&#039;s not plug and play.&nbsp;If you do decide to go for it, welcome to the dark side.&nbsp;Jim</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Papermodder, post: 196070, member: 12832"] Hi Shark. As Scott said, the prints are not perfect yet and require work after printing. That $500.00 RepRap will just get you in the door. You will soon find that you are spending more money on upgrades to improve your print quality. If your not somewhat tech savvy, these machines are not for you. They require constant tweaking. Not trying to turn you off 3D printing, it can be a lot of fun. Just laying out some of the facts. I'm new to the 3D printing hobby myself and there is a lot to learn. There are lots of repositories of stuff to print but you will want to learn to print your own designs. You will have to learn some software, no way around it. 3D CAD, A 3D modeling program and a mesh analyzer, as well as the slicer programs for your printer. There are lots of free ones out there to get you started. Lastly you do have to have a computer capable of handling these types of programs. I have a friend whose dual core won't cut it and can't run some of the software. 3D printing can be a fun and useful addition to our hobby and on it's own. Just be aware that it's not plug and play. If you do decide to go for it, welcome to the dark side. Jim [/QUOTE]

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