Solidoodle Solidoodle 3

About Solidoodle 3

Standard Features:

• Creates plastic parts up to 8" x 8" x 8"!
• Uses 1.75mm plastic filament (ABS recommended)
• 13.5" x 14" x 14" case footprint (L x W x H)
• Durable metal frame
• Fully Assembled & Tested
• Heated Build Platform - allows you to build large prints up to 8" x 8 " x 8" without bottom warping. 1/8" aluminum plate.
• Redesigned Spool holder to hold filament and eliminate tangles (makes unattended printing much easier)
• Interior lighting

Tech Specs:

• Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) a.k.a Thermoplastic Extrusion
• RepRap Sanguinololu v1.3a Electronics
• Nichrome powered extruder
• The extruder moves in the horizontal plane (X-Y), build platform moves in the vertical direction (Z)
• Trouble-free custom acrylic extruder with stepper motor, .35mm nozzle
• Spring loaded extruder drive virtually eliminates the need for adjusting the extruder - no thumb screws to adjust or release filament
• Weight: 20 lbs
• ABS filament recommended, but using PLA is possible
• Power Supply Works on US Voltage (120V) or European Voltage (240V)

Precision:

• The resolution of the printed part is typically determined by the height of each layer
• Typically we print at a layer height of .3mm, which gives a nice surface finish and quick print time
• It's possible to print hi-resolution parts at a layer height of .1mm, which produces top-notch looking prints

Clarification: the precision of the printhead in the horizontal plane (X-Y direction) is about .011mm (about 2300dpi). However, this number is a little superflous because we are extruding ABS plastic through a relatively larger .35mm nozzle, and all ABS plastic oozes a bit. So a more realistic & practical estimate of resolution in the horizontal plane is about .1mm. And to be crystal clear - this creates great prints. Trying to define the resolution more accurately than this is similar to trying to define the position of a garden hose nozzle to within millimeters - it's essentially meaningless since the water is going to expand anyway.