First 3D Printer!

[TelluriumCrystal]

Hi everyone,

I'm an engineering student at The Ohio State University who is fortunate enough to be able to commute from home, which gives me ample space to set up a 3D printer for fabricating parts. After some research I decided on getting a Rostock Max v3 and have been very happy with it so far. There have been a few minor issues but most of those were caused by my own mistakes during assembly. Of note is that bad things happen when the cable harness gets in-between the end-stop screws and the microswitches during calibration. Right now I'm working on getting it calibrated and figuring out the optimal print settings in Mattercontrol for ABS. I'm also learning about working with ABS in general, particularly how to get it to stick to the glass bed and how to minimize warp.

Because I am primarily going to be printing ABS, it looks like my first major project will be building an enclosure to keep large prints warm. I'll probably want to seal all the ventilation holes in the inside surfaces as well, which means I'll need to relocate the Rambo cooling fan... Once I get started on all that I'll document it in a build thread.