Setting up 3D printers and the Cricut Maker
People have been busy setting up Newport Makerspace over the last couple of weeks. Now that tables and chairs are assembled, it is possible to spend some time with some of the more fun items! The latest additions to our setup are a set of Creality Ender 3 3D printers and a Cricut Maker plotting machine… Assembling the Creality Ender 3 printers The Creality Ender 3 is a low-cost and popular 3D printer that comes partially assembled. In actual fact, it requires a fair amount of construction and some of the parts are a little tricky to put together. The assembly team find the timing belt driven gantry to be the worst of it. That said, it does not take too long to get the three printers up and running. A little more fine tuning is still required to get them printing perfectly, but everyone is impressed with the build quality of the machines. They are ve