ENTRY / 01Why start with a Stratasys?
I wanted to go further with engineering materials than my Bambu H-series machines. The F123 platform looked like an interesting place to start.
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A new project.
Two old F170s.
A Stratasys F170 opensource conversion project.
I want to take my engineering-material printing beyond my Bambu H-series machines. I've bought two second-hand Stratasys F170s, and I'm just starting to find out what I can do with them.
What I'm aiming forBEFORE THE CONVERSIONThe original carriage and thermal shield
EARLY DAYS
The story so far.
A few notes on choosing the platform, finding the machines and looking inside. I'm still at the beginning.
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ENTRY / 02Finding two F170s — and getting a first look inside
A working machine for £1,200 and a second with a heater fault for £50 gave me a starting point.
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ENTRY / 03The first warm-up, and a carriage worth keeping
An 80°C chamber and a closer look at the nozzle-lift mechanism have given me a few more reasons to like this machine.
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