What you need to know about the $349 Prusa Mini (it's 32-bit)!
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Sorry for mumbling so much everyone, I had a mighty flu and fever during the ERRF. But I am much better now and here for all of your toughest questions 😉 So go ahead!
Informative interview.. Any chance of designing and adding silicon sock to hot end before the mini is shipped?
You are living the dream aren't you :) Getting to develop and produce your own printers and custom build components to fit your needs. I like the idea to use the heat-sink as a structural part. We need more solutions like this.
Keep up the good work!
I always like it when you do interviews! You makes the best 3d printers in the world!
I'm loving y'alls innovation and competitive position. I think I'm finally going to retire my constantly failing lulzbot in favor of a Mini while I wait for your large format printer :)
Uday Kumar Adusumilli We do not have good experience with the silicone socks in the past, so we do not plan it now. They tend to fall off and ruin prints more often, then they help in some way. The heater is plenty powerful to not dip in temperature when the print cooling fan engages.
Josef must have a love hate relationship with you Tom. You always gives him the most hardball interviews but at the same time you are a true fan.
"We don't want to just throw away perfectly good Mark 3's". Put them on the site for half off or less and they'll be gone in an hour.
I was thinking the same thing! Used, so half price would be a good deal.
you mean gone within minutes
I would absolutely buy a used mk3 from the farm. I'd actually love to have one.
That was my exact thought!
@_ David _ Absurd statement
Step 1: Buy the Mini
Step 2: Print out the MK3
Profit
stonks
Step 3: Print out the Ultimaker S5
Just buy a endet 3, it’s cheaper
Pyro X You don’t get the customer support that you do with prusa
I love the general and well earned attitude of 'believe it or not we actually know what we're doing'. A prusa printer will likely be my next printer (I have my first showing up monday and am already considering having two)
I bought one a few months ago. It’s an awesome printer. Been having fun with it ever since.
ERRF has been a fantastic event, even though I'm happy that it's the last event I'll be covering for 2019! The Prusa Mini looks to be a fantastic beginner or a simple workhorse machine - it'll be interesting to explore where is limits are at 1/3rd of the cost of a MK3S.
Check out the Prusa Mini here: shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/994-original-prusa-mini.html#a_aid=toms3DP&a_bid=11110002
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4:38 That's so sweet that they named the new mainboard for Buddy!
Who's buddy?
@@buddybonbutt7510 A Dog, it's a pug i think, it's been one of the most iconic things of Prusa. Their test print is him
It was Josef Prusa's black pug.
0:35 a good presenter asks good tough questions. That's why I like Thomas
And keep in mind he's sponsored by them, so it even adds to his integrity when going hard at sponsors. It also show just how good prusa's machines are - they don't mind him going after them, just cause they can keep up with their claims. Most companies wouldn't allow such an interview
@@b4Bub0i Yes I totally agree. Thomas is brave to ask those questions and shows how unbiased he is even when sponsored. As for Prusa, I don't mind these questions for the company is one I really trust as in terms of highest standard products, keeping their promises, and fixing issues quickly and nicely
I just have to say in regards to josef prusa's comment. "If you switch to our printer from another brand you will truly appreciate our printers" I can attest to that. I started with 2 flsun printers which were cheap but they worked and I learned alot. Especially with almost no customer support. I sold them and "upgraded" or so I thought to 2 ender 3's. After many upgrades and failed prints I boxed them up and finally got to buy what was a dream printer for me the mk3s. Then the mmu2s and another mk3s and now the mini is preordered!
I just have to say thanks to Tom for a great interview. I always love to see josef speak of his creations. He is very passionate about what he does and deeply cares for the longevity of his company, his employees, and his customers.
Way to go GUYS!!
Yep, this is why I likely will go for Prusa in the near future too. I started the hobby with an Ender-2 and had a lot of theory in my mind already from all these great channels, I immediately recognized the bad stuff and started replacing it, then modding everything and now I have an "Ender" which is very close to this new Prusa Mini, funny enough (total cost is close to 450 Euro haha). I now love it, I learned a ton and am now comfortable to buy any other printer as I know how to tackle stuff. Prusa seems the most logical as the community and support are unmatched.
@@VincentGroenewold I went both directions - I started with an MP Select Mini which I tore apart, replaced almost every single thing on it, and learned a lot about 3D printing. I then went with the MK2S which I love, awesome awesome printer. I then deployed and decided not to take my printer with me, so ended up buying an Ender 3 overseas. Not a bad printer at all, and I did mod it, but now it's not printing right. I'll be back to my Prusa when it comes in tomorrow. Nothing wrong with lower cost printers - they can still make great prints, but the quality level is just SO much higher with the Prusas...
I did the opposite. I started with a Prusa then added another brand as a back-up printer. Which only makes me appreciate how smart the Prusa is even more.
the mini is an absolute TANK.
20:34 I agree! Since I switched from my Tevo to a Original Prusa, 3D printing is so much more fun!
18x18cm plate is basically the 2010 mk1 PCB bed if you don't print on the colder edges of the glass bed!
What I like most about these guys is they always look at cost and do their best to keep their printers affordable and for that reason alone I will always be a Prusa Fanboy!
"If you need ethernet. you can see the Raspberry Pi, a lot of people 'DUET'... "
Lol I see what Prusa did there...
I love how prusa is all about making what they'd want to buy. Also thanks for asking about future upgrade paths.
I like your attention to cost, thank you for asking questions about the add ons making it a $400 mini and the mk4 cost and expectations of everything not blowing up out of proportion
Honestly starting to love the idea of everything being super tuned and optimised out of the box omg
prusa is the apple of 3d printer manufacturers
No, apple is crap, they don't let you fix your own laptop, telling manufacturers to not sell their chips to third parties, so you buy a new laptop every time it breaks instead of getting it fixed, you should watch Louiss Rossman, meanwhile prusa is entirely open source.
I can't wait to see the new "Prusa XL" (40x40x40 cm)!!!
Come on, Josef!!!
Give him some time. They have a reputation to keep.
I was just about to order an Ender 3 kit for my first 3D printer when I saw the announcement of the Mini. I couldn't justify buying a Prusa Mk3 at 4 times the price of an Ender 3, but the Mini perfectly fits my needs at a reasonable price. This could very well be the perfect entry level printer.
@@AndrewAHayes Yeah that sure is possible, but I don't really want to tinker that much, at least in the beginning. I want a printer that just works and has some quality of life features like auto levelling, removable bed and networking.
Honestly this is underwhelming, look at an Anycubic Mega S. It arrives almost fully assembled for $250 with free shipping with a bigger build volume, absolutely awesome base and is rock solid made of steel and not printed 3D brackets. The Prusa Mini is $100 more expensive and has less features. I've got it and it runs absolutely flawlessly, even with flexible filaments.
@@karlfriedrich7758 I am not familiar with that printer, but will take a closer look, it sounds pretty good.
@@XennialGeek it's definitely worth a look. Prusa is only just entering the lower priced end of the market where a lot of other brands have been for quite a while.
Check out some reviews on RUclips and if you decide on one, get the Mega S over the standard Mega; it has some nice upgraded features.
@@karlfriedrich7758 isn't the Anycubic Mega S missing the pretty key feature of automatic calibration and bed leveling? Edit: also, the Mega S has a larger minimum layer height (0.1 vs. 0.05 mm) than the Prusa Mini, which might matter for some people
Great interview, thank you both. Glad you're feeling better now Jo. The Prusa Mini is a fantastic machine, can't wait to see more of it. Also I'm so looking forward to ordering the Prusa XL
I saw you there but you were in media mode. I wanted to say thanks for your videos. Starting out they were what taught me what I needed to know. I’m talking the pre-scripted ones. You should look at updating and refining those. Printers may get smarted but knowing the workings helps with troubleshooting.
Is it just me being overly sensitive, or did Josef got a bit offended when Thomas joked about the price being actually $399?
it looked like Josef was internally thinking "dude, I already told you the price, so where'd that come from?"
I think it's a cultural thing for thomas, to be a little afronting. All over the vid. Josef I think was sick and probably took it wrong.
I feel like Josef felt uncomfortable after he gave no context to a higher price
@@spookyseafood7682 True. Josef probably felt ill and didn't get the joke. (Sorry I replied to you :) )
He probably meant shipping prices to America and he didn’t get what he was saying or he was talking about with the upgrade kits.
Thanks for the interview Tom, top notch as usual! Still running my dinosaurs of an MMU 1.0, working fine as a single Colour printer
Well done Tom. Great video. I think the features of the mini are just a snap shot of a future MK4. Especially the 32 bit and color LCD. I wish we could have met while you where there. Keep up the great work.
A quick note on the printer flex concerns, look at bike technology. Fox and rock shox forks are phenomenal but cannondale's lefty forks are known for their performance through stiffness. Lefty forks are single sided fork plus therefore the axel is only supported on 1 side. If they can do that with a bike fork, or should be a piece of cake with a printer
19:08 new update to prusament: it now supports colorchange after printing ;)
Haha, noticed it too :)
Please stop constantly saying you need to test things in the interview. He’s just trying to present the new product and it makes the interview really uncomfortable. Nobody is going to use your commentary here as buying advice, and you don’t need to constantly let us know that what he’s claiming is publicly untested. Concluding the interview you can summarize with how impressive all the new things will be if they live up to what he says, and how you can’t wait to get one to test out. That sounds a lot more friendly and positive than “ok but I don’t know how it performs I’m going to have to test that” after he presents every feature.
He's a bit stern, but at the same time he's one of the people who praised Prusa the most here on youtube, so while Josef looked mildly bothered by it, I don't think he took it in a bad way.
I would test anything he says because if you are not a shill then that's what you do. LOL He said that before he even started asking questions.
tom is a shill though.
I agree and I'm glad you mentioned this.
All these 1 sub nobodies with the advice in the comments.......
Whenever I have something in my mind, or when I stumble upon something that feeds my curiosity in 3D printing, I come to your channel and the video answer is already available. Thank you Tom!
17:07 The face when you know you have given the exactly right answer in school, but you play like you are not sure =D
Cant wait for the Maxi. We need real big printers the bigger the better.
that what she sad :P
I'm with you. A bigger printer with two dedicated extruders, please :)
@@jmsaltzman How would they solve the oozing problem for PETG if you have two nozzles and one isn't used for a long time and it oozes a lot?
@@jmsaltzman I am happy with one if it is all metal and a bed and extruder hot enough to do Nylons and PC. We print big robots (30x30x48 in) So our ideal printer would be one with a 800x800 bed and a super volcano hotend
@@alf3071 Prpbably direct drive with some serious retraction and a wipe block
I like how honest prusa is
Cute... Reminds me of the printrbot that was similar cantilever design and small bed.
RIP Printrbot
I was thinking to maybe build a railcore II or a bvm cube next year but now I want to see how Josef does a core xy first. If it does have 400mm cubed and is $1500 or less I will be be first in line!
make it 500mm and I'm in :)
you got to love their back and forth. The tension of steel on steel.
My mk3s has been such a joy to print with, When I read about peoples problems printing I'm glad I got a prusa as It seems in comparison very hassle free.
The removable bed for example is great and I'd hate to have to scrape prints off each time!
If the upcoming big printer is easily enclosed (which I assume is the case given it's a CoreXY), that plus multi material is a compelling package for businesses where rapid prototyping of 3D models is crucial. The high end, though, is moving fast with "inkjet" like multimaterial printers.
but now there is Bambu Lab X1...
I'm about 95% sure this will be my next printer. At this point I'd describe the Ender 3 I bought about a year ago as a character building 3d printer, because I haven't been able to build much else with it. Looking forward to a lower priced printer that isn't junk (that said I have had much better luck with a Monoprice Mini but I need more build volume than I can get with that one.)
The tension between you two over the years is so palpable. It isn't anger or meanness but you two together really grind each-others gears. Now, being on the other side of the pond maybe I am interpreting it differently. Or maybe I am just perceiving the discussions as having tension. Either way it is hilarious seeing Joe squirm when you interview him.
This is exactly what I was hoping to hear. I preordered the Mini a couple days after it was announced so hopefully I’ll be in the early shippments. In the meantime I’ll continue to use my Ender 3 Pro until the MkIV is released.
He is such a cool guy!
Prusa just gives you sucha great feeling.
Excited for my Prusa mini+!
I really like this machine, and am seriously considering rpelacing my Turnigy mini Fabrikator II with it. It's a decent enough printer, and with a lot of modifications it can print PLA at up to 70-100 mm/s, but that 10*10*10 build volume is seriously limiting. It may not seem like a huge difference, but 18*18*18 is just sooo much larger... And the price point is quite tempting.
More close ups of the machine might make the interview seem a bit less awkward.
That Prusa Mini is so tempting, I can't afford the XL and I already have a MK3s+, I'm just waiting for a mk4 but every time I see a Mini..God! it's so tempting!
I hope they design the XL-frame in a way that it's easily sealed to make printing with nylon more convenient. Can't wait to have a Prusa printer with a yuge print volume!
Didn't he say CoreXY ? :-)
Why are you making it so hard. First of all, ill be printing nylon on this open. Stock, zero upgrades. L2 nylon 😘! Second of all, a plastic bag is a good enough enclosure and it costs like 73 cents and fits any printer!
Wonder how this new heat break will handle ABS if I build an acrylic enclosure? Hmm... I want a couple of these to add to my shop but need more community feedback. (also the "start" shipping at the end of November makes me wonder how long I would be waiting)
People are so passionate about the processor architecture, even if its got nothing to do with the actual printing.
but, it's got electolytes. ;-)
James Laine what do you mean?
@@apinakapinastorba, it's a reference to the movie "Idiocracy". If you've not seen it, it's well worth a watch. In that film, many people assume that 'electolytes' are directly related to something which its not actually helping. i.e. not really related to what they think its related to.
I would love to have one so that I could contribute to Prusa Firmware, and learn a thing or two from Michael Prusa. Plus, my other printers are all too big to sit on my desk.
Does 32-bit give higher quality prints? It can! By running the stepping ISR more often we get less “aliasing” between the synchronized axes, and this helps to reduce subtle surface artifacts.
32 bit can process a huge multitude more information per millisecond, so having 32 bit will always be better, but the 8 bit seems ample for all that the printer needs.
pretty sure "teaching tech" had the most extensive elaboration on the subject.
32-bit is inherently slower than 8-bit. Don't mix up the clock speed with the bus size.
Great interview Tom and Josef!
@Josef - Watch out for support issues on that 4-pin Power DIN connector!!! So many issues with this on the MBT Replicator 2, as it's so easy for customers to insert it 180 degrees rotated, it is way too easy to force and the Mightyboard would be instantly toasted!
Since it seems to be THE industry connector, not surprised you ended up using it, I assume you've got great protection on the power rails already. I've ended up using it myself in custom printer designs but to add extra protection, I give the casing a deep, sculpted socket which keys to the housing of the male plug, to make it impossible to mis-power. Also retrofitted this to my Replicator 2 farm.
Looking forward to the XL model. I am not intending to set up a farm but want a machine that can handle all I could throw at it. 40x40x40 would be great. What I hate is how expensive shipping to Europe is and also the fact that your VAT rate is higher than what we pay locally (18%).
When Thomas makes direct eye contact with the camera, I always feel like a ZOOM and the sound "bwomp-bwhaaaah" should play. Like Benny Hill or something. LOL!
I've noticed him making direct eye contact with the camera on several interviews...not sure if he's even doing it on purpose.
Thomas, we get it - you don't want to be considered a shill. But we know you're not (though in your older videos, I felt like you appeared start-struck by Josef's presence).
All that aside, I was happy to see you grilling Josef a bit. This new printer seems 100% unnecessary, and again find myself saying "JUST GET AN ENDER3 AND BE DONE WITH IT".
Love you, Thomas. You're awesome. Keep up the good work! Always a fan of your videos, pretty much no matter what.
My Mk2 is still going strong and it gets used daily.
The price and specs and stuff makes it easy to recommend! An undersized 10cm printer like so many "cheap" Western brand printers before it would have gotten a middle finger from me, but at 18cm, it's close enough to print the whole Thingiverse pretty much. Also very happy about 32-bit transition finally happening.
180x180x180mm print volume suits my needs very well and the build quality looks very promising and it's within my budget so I ordered one yesterday. I'll have to make do with my tiny little Primacreator P120 in the meantime. At least it's more reliable than my first printer, a Creality CR-20 Pro, that thing was so frustrating that I ended up smashing it on the basement floor.
@@hakont.4960 Ooof smashing on floor is not recommended, there's probably someone with more patience or intuition out there who'd really appreciate a cheap starting point to fix it up, potentially reconstructing most of it in the process - because yeah cursed machines where everything goes wrong just happen.
The number one Creality issue should be varying degree of underextrusion that sets in after a few months (regardless of whether that's months of use or months of sitting in a warehouse box), and that's just extruder preload. I kinda like Geeetech because at least their electronics isn't complete and utter junk, but they suffer from the same exact issue, it's eerie how these companies copy each others' engineering mishaps. Plus there are Bowden issues and wheel issues, if you're not lucky, on either of them - Creality more Bowden, Geeetech more wheels.
Primaselector... is that a Malyan M200?
@@SianaGearz that machine would be a chore to fix even for someone with a lot of experience, it was poorly built with low quality components, so it's no wonder why it was so unreliable.The P120 is the same as Malyan M200 or Monoprice select mini.
Can someone explain to me why anyone would want to get a tiny prusa machine for 349 and not just a mid size ender 3 for 230?
Prusa is like Apple - good products but nothing special about them, well except the price.
@@testor666666prusa is not like apple, their products aren't good, please don't compare them to prusa
That hot end looks perfect for a delta printer
Lovely how Prusa is blushing throughout the interview, I guess it's safe to assume Thomas was asking some questions he didn't really want to answer ;P
every time i see prusa, i wish i bought a MK3S.....
still happy with my predator but damn, i wish anycubic was that helpful
I'm thinking about it, I tried FDM with ender 3 and it was a nightmare. Resin printing with the Anycubic Photon by comparison was super easy to work with. To me FDM is too complex, if all these sensors, etc make it easier to work with I'm all for it.
I'm not surprised, my first printer was a Creality CR-20 Pro and it was a nightmare to deal with. My current printer, a Primacreator P120 has been childs play in comparison, it seems like Creality printers have quite varying quality. My little Primacreator printer is built like a tank compared to the CR-20, so it seems like Creality tend to cut too much cost where it counts. I ordered a Prusa Mini yesterday actually, it should be a good successor for my P120, it's very reliable but too small and basic in the long run.
Just ordered a Mini, my first 3D printer (been using a shared old MakerBot gen5 ugh.) Makes total sense to me, so many of the things I see being printed are fairly small. Even the larger printers . . . only have one print head right? So yes a lot of people might be better off with two small printers than one big one especially when half the price - you can put two print heads to work at once. Then when I'm ready I may buy a larger fancier printer . . . but probably still get a lot of use out of the Mini, and be able to print 2 things at once. Would love a Mk 3 of course but the price . . .
Not really concerned about the single upright column. There is very little stress on an extruder head. Not like it's a CNC router or something. I get the feeling that Prusa designs things with the right ethos: all the things you really need, none of the things you don't.
Will there be a kit version? Can we expect an upcoming kit building live stream from Thomas?
The store page is up on their website, there's actually only a kit version. Although there's not much assembling to do, there are just 3 parts.
"Kit" only. Even though it's not a kit at all. Its 2 large pieces and the screen to assemble.
Just got the MK3, it is just outstanding!
Nice!!! I am so much looking forward to moving to a bigger place so that I can place the Prusa mini and the Prusa XL next to the MK3S! Will have a lot of use for both of them actually :) Can't wait!
Maybe the new PCB will habe full array local heating which would keep the energy cost as low as possible (but also may introduce stress?)
i like that iprusa has a lot of experience making these machines and has a lot of support in their own little community/forum. Many of the cheaper chinese units don't inspire a lot of confidence imho. They look good, but what is the support, how good is the firmware/software, really? So I will be getting a Mini and I don't mind waiting.
honestly to me too it looks fine.I doubt the x axis will cause issues. they're 10mm rods too
the custom heatbreak worries me more. we all know how the mmu one is prone to clogs D:
Is the brick 12 volt and what current? I can see this as an off grid/RV printer.
Besides the PINDA probe, I don't really see much on this that makes it overly exciting especially at this price. There are a lot of printers out there with the same if not better build. The Anycubic Mega S has one of the best bases on the market and dual Z screws with dual guides. It's immensely accurate and performs superbly even with flexibles, it's got a bigger build area and is made of solid steel instead of 3D printed brackets, all for only $250 shipped instead of Prusa's $350 + shipping.
Will you be able to review the Prusa Mini anytime soon? I just ordered one as my first home 3D printer and there's a lot about this printer's limits and capabilities that I'm puzzled by. First off, it doesn't advertise that it can print nylon, yet it can reach 280deg C, which should be enough to print nylon. Normally printing nylon would require an all-metal hotend, but in your interview with Joseph Prusa, he said that the point where the end of the PTFE tube contacts the heat block, the temperature is only 160deg C, so nowhere near melting or deforming the PTFE tube. So if I'm not mistaken, the only thing holding this printer back from printing nylon should be the brass nozzle, which can be easily swapped for a hardened nozzle. Am I wrong?
Funny how he stated everything should be simple, like the web interface but they still haven’t created an app or made PRUSA link better. Prusa link had so much potential
Can someone answer me this? Are a lot of 3D printers actually made by printed parts just part of the marketing? Or is it a volume thing? Seems Prusa is at the volume that they can do molded stuff. but they tied their marketing to print farms.
At this price and with the known durability of the prusa printers, this seems like a great print farm workhorse
400x400 is getting on the large size for belt driven corexy. Hopefully they work it out.
I expect this will be the prusa that needs the most tweaking/tuning to get to run right. So easy for minor issues to stack up at that size.
When you order a Mini, does it come all assembled with the arm attached, or is there some assembly required? The reason for the question is I'm wondering about how it would/could fit in airline luggage.
Great interview Tom! Is it just me... I get the vibe that Josef is not too fond of Tom? I know Josef was not feeling well but I sensed that vibe in other interviews between him and Tom. Regardless, I love my MK3S!
I liked your point about the price Thomas. These printers need to get to a sub £300 price.
Hi Tom, good and honest interview with Josef - glad to see he's still willing to pay your air fares when you give him such a hard time during your interviews with him 👍✔ Josef, It was great to see you on our Kora Stand 55 at TCT in UK recently - I think your new Mini will prove a great success for you - Ultimaker be even more concerned! and be VERY concerned re the Prusa MAX coming soon - up and up Josef - high fives! 😍😁
Yes yes Prusa Mark 4 in 2020. Hope in spring time and not much later because then I have the money to buy and can’t wait longer 👍👍
From what I understood, there will be an upgrade path from MK3S to MK4!
Oberod2 and my smartrapmini2. Both have been around for a long time. I see where the stock of 8mm rods went to!
Hope the XL has dual extruders
Never quit optimizing,. Honestly, I am surprised the Prusa team didn't jump to 16-bit processors just to keep the pressure of optimization up and later on in 2022 or 2023 release 32-bit.
There are very few 16 bit microcontrollers on the market (only MSP430 comes to my mind), but a lot of competition on 32 bit ARM, resulting in chip prices lower than what you pay for an 8 bit AVR. There is no reason whatsoever to not use a 32 bit microcontroller. This is not the PC market! Many of your everyday devices like washing machines, microwaves, fridges,... are powered by 32 bit ARM nowadays and this huge volume is why the controllers are so cheap.
Iv had the MK3s for like 6 months already and i absolutely love it! This mini looks amazing! Im deff gonna buy one soon!
Ooooh I’m very interested in the XL printer, I bloomin LOVE my mk3 but it can feel a bit small now that I’m casting larger metal parts. If you make one I will buy one! Very interesting interview. Cheers.
The Reprap Ormerod has a single Z-axis and with the aluminium x-arm there is no wobble so don't judge this single overhang printer!
You can't achieve that price point with everything included? How does the crealty ender 3 do it then?
Creality is a Chinese company, the workers earn peanuts and beans, Prusa is in EU , where the workers get a decent salary.
Is it very difficult to assemble the diy kit of the prusa mini, when compared with the version which comes in 3 parts?
I would love to see the pallet up and running on one of these. I may have to nab one come tax time. I've been pondering an Ender 5 but I'm much more impressed with this and only loose a couple inches of build volume.
I just hope they eventually release that hoodie on their store, I'd definitely buy one :)
Dude, this is a game changer, in my opinion. Prusa quality in a smaller form factor. I might have to toss my Maker Select Plus/Wanhao i3 Plus in the trash! 😀
I''m in for the XL!
Love your channel Tom, but your interviews are cringeworthy. You don’t need to be tough or easy on your guests; just ask open-ended questions and let your subject answer. Setting up answers while you ask the question is just not working. Give us the information and we will process it. One more thing, stay with your guest. It is very distracting when you look around while your guest speaks. We notice it.
Thanks for all your hard work. Love your regular videos!
Tom's an amazing maker and tinkerer. That doesn't make him a good interviewer but I'm glad he's still giving it a shot. I think he'd be a great podcast or talk host with his interviewing style but it doesn't work great for this format.
Cringe-worthy? Do we really need to go to ad hominem's over such nuance? Do you have an example of your performance while interviewing industry legends maybe Thomas can learn from your expertise on interviews? Or maybe even an example of an interview you like by another youtuber? Either way I find the near 'artistic' critique of interviews by non contributors frustrating, so it would help to see how you contribute, or do you just mooch others content and criticize nuance without giving anything back? If you do nbd, I don't but then again I ain't whinging over 'artistic' differences.
Interesting comment on the 32 bit firmware. But I'll bet it'll get developed to a much better level exponentially.
I started 3d printing last Christmas when my wife got me an Ender 3 as a gift. I quickly realized that Prusa was the way to go, but I'm no power user and spending $750-$1000 was out of the question for my purposes. This is pretty much perfect for my printing needs and I will definitely pick one up to replace the ender 3. Very excited for this one!
I been thinking of the MK3s as my first printer. I think the mini will be smaller than I want. I wonder if the MK4 will launch in 2020 as Josef alluded to?
No MK4 in 2020. 😂
K, so a prospective next year-ish for a MK4. Gotcha. I'll be waiting; my MK2.5 should be due for an upgrade by then.
As for price point, the standard kit should stay around the same point, maybe up to $800 US. That's the price where you pay for quality, but not the things you don't need for a fully (but not excessively) featured, robust, direct-extruding printer. Built-in ethernet control is the only improvement I'd really need over my MK3. That and maybe 16 points for mesh bed leveling. I haven't wished for anything else really.
Happy developing!
QUESTION: Do you think we will eventually use Bézier curve or Spline geometry rather than point to point g-code? Can g-code handle it or will we need a new machine code. Obviously STL will be done at that point.
Arcs are already there, but cubic / bezier probably wouldn't be too hard to implement. But as long as 3D files (stl) are still only flat triangles, we won't get to use either.
I have a simple algorithm in a post-processing script which can find the arcs in the point-to-point geometry of a single layer and convert those to G2/G3, and I will be pushing that out to the open source slicers after some more testing. That way you can keep using STL but get the benefit of perfect arcs and circles.
@@MadeWithLayers I guess the STL is the bottleneck. It is a shame coming from Fusion 360 to a triangle format stl. I would think that would be the biggest advantage of 32bit over 8bit.
As someone who programed a model 40 thermwood cnc manually for years it does not matter what you use on the top end, to make the part. Lines, curves or poly-triangles, the step motors are digital and in the end this is what dictates the output of and program to run the machine. G-code is output to tell the motors to turn on and off in a set pattern to move. The stepper motors degree of step is what sets the resolution of the part. The rest of the g-code of course is used to change tools and other things. G-code will never go away, you can call it by a different name but all it's just the last program to communicate with the hardware. If they change the top end it's just to make more for modeling or make smaller files. Sometimes!
A lot of unnecessary negative comments here... The questions were good and elicited good answers. I am sure Tom had good reasons to look at the phone (with notes or questions) or very momentarily look away. This was not a "Hollywood production" or an infomercial.
Does it still have the ability to auto shut off in the event of a power outage or re-home if it gets knocked off course?
If it's so efficient, makes you wonder why E3D opted and kept their heatsink design.
Because it's more universal maybe
349$ on the prusa page then you click on it and it says 369€ or something
@@cobeer1768 Not really, euros are more worth.
Yeah the exchange rate between USD and Euros isn't 1:1
@@cobeer1768 Not the exchange rate, it's the tax. If you ship it to the US you don't have to pay EU tax on it so the price is lower.
VAT is also known as milking, and guess who the cow is