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Burley
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New 'old' guy.

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Hello all you young whippersnappers! I'm just starting out with this "Hi-Tech" stuff and will have a lot of questions. Hope I can keep up. :? I'm building a Rostock V3, and have run into a few minor issues, but so far no 'show-stoppers'. The V3 is my first experience and it seems to be going together, with the excellent documentation. It should be ready within the month. No rush, I'm retired! :)

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Hey Burley!

There's no age limit, don't worry. Some of our best members are the oldest ones.

My dad's 62, and I gave him a pile of printer parts for Christmas right after he'd had a diabetic leg amputation. You could literally see that being couped up waiting on a wound to heal for more than a year was killing him. It really was... Anyway, a month or two later, after lots of phone calls and parts runs, we got him up and running, and he hasn't stopped since.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/XmYRMPi.jpg[/img]
This is the one printable model that he was drooling over, so it's my favorite one of his prints.


Anyway, if a one legged man in his 60's can pull it off, I'm sure you'll be just fine :)
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I am also retired and I welcome you to the forum.
This is a great place to ask questions, answer questions and learn a great deal about Delta printers.
I welcome you and hope that you enjoy your printer and this forum!
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You can thank Geneb and SeemeCNC for the great documentation and build experience. I think for it's size, the V3 is probably among the simplest printers on the market. It's certainly a lot neater and easier to build from a look at it than the V2, with a huge number of clever tricks and well though out parts. I hope you enjoy having it around.
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Did you upgrade, xenocrates?
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No. I'm a broke college student. I just ended up looking over the whole manual, and what CAD data I found.
Machines:
Rostock Max V2, Duet .8.5, PT100 enabled E3D V6 and volcano, Raymond style enclosure
Automation Technology 60W laser cutter/engraver
1m X-carve router

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