News The Project Technology RoboSpatium Contribute Subject index Download Responses Games Gadgets Contact <<< Imprint ...to be continued. >>> 3D printer Mingda D2The video about the Mingda D2Get the Mingda D2 on Amazon and with Coupon Code SJYI4VAV you get it 10% cheaper. About the printerFigure 1:The Mingda D2 ships almost fully assembled. Figure 2: The assembly starts with screwing together socket and top frame, to which reinforcements are then attached. Now the print head and the cover on the motor of the X-axis, as well as the filament holder have to be screwed on. Figure 3: The final step is to plug in the cables. With that, the assembly of the printer is done. Figure 4: The electronics is safely housed in the socket of the Minda - the wiring inside looks really tidy and no moving parts can touch the cables with the mains voltage. The fan of the power supply is temperature-controlled, but can be clearly heard when being fully on. With the newer stepper drivers on the mainboard of the Mingda, the drives of the axes work very quietly. Figure 5: The latest technology used in desktop printing is a plastic-coated metal plate that stick magnetically to the print bed. The big advantage is that even objects with a large base area can be easily removed from the build plate after printing. I usually ruined the plastic coatings on several of my printers more sooner than later - especially when using a scraper to remove prints from the build plate - there is no need for this tool with the D2. The maximum temperature of the pront bed is 100°C, that is reached after about 6 minutes. Figure 6: The Mingda D2 does not follow the trend towards more and more compact print heads, which I also like, as the components are more easily accessible whenever an error occurred during operation. A clogged nozzle or stuck filament is easier to clear with the parts being more easy accessible. I also like that the air flow for part cooling has a fairly large cross-section and the fan isn't attached tightly to the nozzle. Figure 7: The standard SD card slot on the Mingda can be easily reached on the front side. The color touchscreen of the D2 with a diagonal of 8.9cm reacts very well to all inputs and the printer menu is clearly structured, which makes the device very easy to operate. Figure 8: The Mingda D2 ships with a filament sensor and a function that continues printing after a power failure. Especially the filament sensor will save one or the other print job. Sample printsFigure 9:Rim with gear: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 50x11mm (Felge) und 11x5mm (kleines Zahnrad) Figure 10: Bumper Rover: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 135x110x30mm Figure 11: Servo mount Rover: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 107x50x25mm Figure 12: Terminal mounts Rover: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 88x45x6mm und 70x39x10mm Figure 13: "Tower" Rover: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 156x35x10mm Figure 14: Chassis Rover: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 100x70x17mm Figure 15: Motor cover and mount for ESP32: Material: PLA Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 70x30x3mm und 50x38x15mm Figure 16: Tyre Rover: Material: TPU Nozzle: 0.4mm Layer height: 0.2mm Dimensions: 55x6mm Figure 17: Fertig montierter Rover: <<< Imprint ...to be continued. >>> News The Project Technology RoboSpatium Contribute Subject index Archives Download Responses Games Links Gadgets Contact Imprint |