Design, Build, Fly

Late July came, and with it, a 3D printer...some assembly required. In this blog (there's a lot to cover) I'll touch upon the following topics. Building the Pursa i3 Mk2 kit, key points Calibration, calibration and more calibration First prints and expectations vs. reality What next As I write, I've had two weeks of hands-on printing and lots of beginner anecdotes to share, but first; is it everything I hoped it would be? Yes, and more. It's almost become an obsession, and it lives in a two foot square corner of the kitchen. The term 3D printer doesn't do it justice, it's essentially a fabrication robot. A needy one at that. It's also noisy. This was a big problem because I have a family, and some of them need to do things like sleep. When complex prints can take over a day and you only have a 12 hours print window it limits what you can do. While some 3D printers are said to be really quiet, this one is louder than an XBOX 360 attached to the