Hi there,
I am considering purchasing the gmax2 with the dual extruder to print tall detailed structures. For background I have an Ultimaker S3, and S5, a kit prusa mk3, and an unmentionable ~$3,000 industrial like printer that has been a continuous amount of trouble for me. That printer was also made in the USA and runs Marlin. It is incredibly unreliable with the amount of machine errors I experience. To the point that I can't print the same thing twice with the same material and get the same result, ever... I can't use it in production and I can't use it for non-production stuff unless I am willing to babysit it and tinker for a day or two. For machine reliability both the ultimakers are 10/10. Everything they start, they finish. The prusa can be fussy but it prints beautifully, I waste a bit of plastic with it, but it is a $600 printer.
Where does the gmax2 sit on this spectrum? How is it's print quality at .15 layer height with pla? How is running it with a 1/2mm nozzle? I am not a tinkerer, I am not going to be upgrading it, I just want to know that once a first layer is down I can expect prints to finish most of the time and that the parts are useable. Please be honest, I don't need to buy this printer and gmax doesn't need an owner with mismatched expectations. You can also message me directly.
Thanks!
I am considering purchasing the gmax2 with the dual extruder to print tall detailed structures. For background I have an Ultimaker S3, and S5, a kit prusa mk3, and an unmentionable ~$3,000 industrial like printer that has been a continuous amount of trouble for me. That printer was also made in the USA and runs Marlin. It is incredibly unreliable with the amount of machine errors I experience. To the point that I can't print the same thing twice with the same material and get the same result, ever... I can't use it in production and I can't use it for non-production stuff unless I am willing to babysit it and tinker for a day or two. For machine reliability both the ultimakers are 10/10. Everything they start, they finish. The prusa can be fussy but it prints beautifully, I waste a bit of plastic with it, but it is a $600 printer.
Where does the gmax2 sit on this spectrum? How is it's print quality at .15 layer height with pla? How is running it with a 1/2mm nozzle? I am not a tinkerer, I am not going to be upgrading it, I just want to know that once a first layer is down I can expect prints to finish most of the time and that the parts are useable. Please be honest, I don't need to buy this printer and gmax doesn't need an owner with mismatched expectations. You can also message me directly.
Thanks!