Prusa History Buffs.
Was there any trading agreement between Prusa Inc and Geetech going back say 10 ? years ago.
The reason I ask is my neighbour has a Geetech aluminium frame i3 printer and it looks pretty much like the early Prusa i3,
which I am positive was released for sale much earlier than Geetech's. clone.
The only visible difference I have noted is that the aluminium frame i3 clone has the Z axis steel rods enclosed in looks like steel boxes.
I am trying to encourage my neighbour, who is retired to buy a new Prusa printer, but he likes the larger print volumes offered by the Chinese companies
with which I tend to agree, 255 mm x 255 mm x 250 mm would be nice to have, and of course the difference in selling prices for a hobbyist is important.
His i3 clone is broken and he is trying to source a new Sanguinolou ???? board, he says he has searched "web wise" everywhere to no avail.
Also Prusa buffs, I believe the i3 clone is fitted with a Mk 8 extruder head, where did that come from ? as we are only in the MK 3 and Mk4 era.
Hope to gain more knowledge of the famous Prusa company.
Cheers for now.
RE: Prusa History Buffs.
I don't believe there was no. Basically a bunch of chinese clones were (and are still) made. Inc the Geetech.
The MK8 doesn't refer to the printer version. Its the designation of the cheap copies. The originals use E3D suppled V6 extruder hot end parts. The 'mk8' nozzles are the same thread pitch and will fit in a V6 extruder but have slightly shorter threaded lengths. Its just what the Chinese companies started using. This causes problems as the gap when fitted means you get leaks. Unless you reposition the heat break too to suit the shorter threads. Basically you have to rebuild the extruder if you want to use Mk8 nozzles. Just not worth it given the quality or lack thereof for most of them anyway.