Unofficial Prusa Mini Wait Thread  

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Feels like it's already Christmas time for some people 😉

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I am praying we get them by XMAS.  Since I can’t control where I am on the list or the production rates, prayer is all I have.  

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I also pray for at least christmas. Ordered on monday after announcement (10/14/2019)

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Posted by: @saij

I also pray for at least christmas. Ordered on monday after announcement (10/14/2019)

Same here.  Still have to notify my wife.  

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Notified mine with the message "canceled SL1 - ordered 2 mini printers instead - lol"

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for those, which cant wait:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:560343

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Posted by: @charles-h13

Posted by: @saij

I also pray for at least christmas. Ordered on monday after announcement (10/14/2019)

Same here.  Still have to notify my wife.  

Jajajaja!

That is what prevents me from doing it to me.

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Posted by: @martin4friends

for those, which cant wait:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:560343

 

Boy this X-Axis looks heavy with the extruder mounted to it.

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Posted by: @saij

Posted by: @martin4friends

for those, which cant wait:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:560343

 

Boy this X-Axis looks heavy with the extruder mounted to it.

Similar but agree that looks heavy.  

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agree. but bowdenfeed instead is possible, thera are many bowdenfeeder designs on thinkiverse. maybee moskito hotend, for lightwight.

there is a remix also for standart reprap 8 mm rod design, should be easyliy changable to the thicker 10 (or is it 12?) mm rods for standing axis

But teh most benefit of nowdays prusas isnt there: mes bed leveling, spring steel magnetic bed...

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zesty nimble and get the best of both systems!

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That's quite neat the zesty nimble: https://zesty.tech/

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That looks promising.  I am not sure how well it would work on a Prusa.  

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There are a few reviews out - ppl are using them on CoreXY machines. If it can keep up extruding on a fast CoreXY like the Railcore it should not be  an issue on a slower machine like the funbot or even a prusa mini.

I was frankly perplexed when the mini was announced that prusa went the bowden route. The nimble is not a brand new product - maybe manufacturing a part like this is cost prohibitive for the pricepoint of the mini. Maybe someone will mod a mini...

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The Zesty is a really interesting design - I backed their original Kickstarter. I've not seen anyone incorporate their approach into any printer design, only users applying them as after-market mods. I wonder if perhaps the cost is the issue? It certainly seems like a good idea, using a cable to let the extruder motor weight be separate from the direct drive gear.

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I ask myselfe about the accuracy of the filament flow. I know such flex axis known for issues and they have a little bit of lag because of its flexiness

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You think it is worse than bowden?

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well, of course i dont know, but i think its worser with longer flex axis. thinking of how short the bowden tube on the mini is, it would be higly presumably that both systems are equal good/worse. so i dont think the printer would benefit. larger bowden constructions, maybe on a xyvore printer, would eventualy benefit.

guess the biggest benefit would be very soft flex materials. so the usage of such a expensive mod suffers only to people, who would print soft flex materials.

this is only my opinion and my imagination. just thinking out loud

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FYI guys, I got notification from chat yesterday that the Mini is delayed and will not ship until the new year  😫 

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Wait... WHAT?

I still have Josef Prusa in my ear saying that they stocked up and promise to start shipping end of November...