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BQ Hephestos 3 2D printer

30.06.2016

3D printers, if you do not take into account budget Chinese counterparts, are still very expensive in price, but this does not cease to be popular. However, there are affordable and high-quality devices in the 2D printing market segment, such as the Hephestos XNUMX from BQ, for example.

The new Hephestos 3 2D printer from the Spanish company BQ is built on the basis of the popular open (GPL license) prusa i3 3D printer belonging to the RepRap class (printers that are assembled from parts printed by the printer). Like many other printers in this class, this model comes unassembled, but a detailed assembly guide and video tutorials available on the Internet will allow even a beginner to assemble it in a few hours.

Unlike prusa i3, most parts of Hephestos 2 are made of metal, which adds rigidity to the structure and extends the service life. Compared to the original, the printer has a larger working area, a BQ-designed extruder, an inductive platform distance sensor, an updated user interface and electronics.

The print quality of the BQ Hephestos 2 is on par with more expensive models. The maximum resolution is 50 microns, the maximum print speed is up to 200 mm/s. Even complex objects are printed accurately, are very smooth, and therefore require only a little post-printing. The average price of the device is about $1000.

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