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Old School	27/02/2019 19:17:01
426 forum posts 40 photos	Aldi have the Balco 3D printer on special offer at the moment £249.99 posted. I have ordered one to have a play with just got to master fusion 360
Rockingdodge	27/02/2019 19:50:52
396 forum posts 111 photos	They are nice printers but it is worthwhile to print some of the Thingiverse 'accessories' to firm up the tower and also print a cooler fan for the extruder. makes a real difference. Roger
Michael Cox 1	27/02/2019 22:13:04
555 forum posts 27 photos	My Balco printer, the same as the current offering from Aldi, has a very firm steel frame and is already equipped with a cooling fan on the extruder. I have had no problems with it straight out of the box except for the levelling screws on the print table being a bit loose. This problem was easily solved by printing some washers that fit under the springs of the levelling screws. Mike
Rockingdodge	27/02/2019 23:02:08
396 forum posts 111 photos	Posted by Michael Cox 1 on 27/02/2019 22:13:04: My Balco printer, the same as the current offering from Aldi, has a very firm steel frame and is already equipped with a cooling fan on the extruder. I have had no problems with it straight out of the box except for the levelling screws on the print table being a bit loose. This problem was easily solved by printing some washers that fit under the springs of the levelling screws. Mike There can be and is a degree of flex between the tower and the base which can easily be firmed up with the trusses, the screws attaching the frame to the base are not strong enough to stop movement away from true vertical and the cooling fan is for the part not the extruder itself.

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