3D printer Mingda D2

The video about the Mingda D2

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About the printer

Mingda D2 3D printer, content of shipping box

Figure 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.

Mingda D2 3D printer SD card slot and touchscreen

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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 prints

Figure 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

Mingda D2 sample print motor cover and ESP32 mount

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:

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