I have finished my build of a RepRapPro Mendel and done my first print.

I have finished my build of a RepRapPro Mendel and done my first print. After a few unsuccessfully attempts I realised that I had cleaned the bed with acetone with oil. After cleaning it with an LCD cleaner thing worked much better. From looking at the part I’ve printed I think an increase in the extruder speed is needed. The top layer has some gaps in it. That will be my next step to try. Feels like a just banged it together so I’m really amazed at the quality. I tried to print a much smaller thing but that did not work that well so a guess there is some outer things to consider when printing small things. Comments and suggestions are welcome. So much to learn.

For a first print that is stunning quality! Congrats! The reprappro series are impressive machines. I own the predecessor, an eMAKER Huxley, and love it!

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Thanks. Good to know. Didn’t really know what to expect but was expecting much more tinkering to get it to work.

That sucks. I hope you get a new one soon. This awesome.

That is very good for a first print. I was stunned after my first print to. I had not really looked into 3D printing since the first Cupcake and didn’t expect anything much better. Have come to realize here have been a tremendous development in the field in just a few years.

Nice work! I love my reprap pro Mendel. My biggest tips would be add a cooling fan and Kapton tape to the heatbed

I just added an extra fan. Printing as I type. I have some problem printing the holder for the fan so it will be interesting to see if it makes any difference.