A few thoughts after having printed a handful of things on the Simple Delta:
Other than that, loving the printer so far. Very easy to transport and happy to have a functional delta now!
- It makes a fair amount of noise when moving the print head around, much noisier than my RRP Mendel or Printrbot Simple was. I think the noise is coming from the LM8UU linear bearings, but I'm not entirely sure. Anyone else experiencing this?
- The top mounted spool holder is awesome.
- Has anyone mounted a LCD to their Simple Delta yet? I have a Printrbot LCD screen that I'd like to add, but am curious if anyone has already done so and if so how you went about it.
- I seem to be having an intermittent problem with the motor/spool at the rear of the printer. I think it might be that the set screw in the spool keeps working itself loose so the motor shaft is spinning freely inside even though I tightened the setscrew a decent amount. I tried running a 7 hour print two nights ago and happened to have a time lapse video of the failure: [vimeo.com] Maybe it's time for some Loctite?
- The printer is so light that it moves around a bit when printing. I'm going to see about getting some rubberized feet to put on the bottom.
Other than that, loving the printer so far. Very easy to transport and happy to have a functional delta now!