On 12/12/2018 06:17, Wesley Brooks wrote:
We at the Telford Makerspace (https://TelfordMaker.space ) are looking to get 2 or 3 RepRaps (https://RepRap.org ) with which to run workshops. We decided on getting a couple of RepRap Huxley Duos
Our local makerspace is a bit of a graveyard for 3DPs including a couple of original RepRap Mendels and some other obscure stuff. None of them are totally broken but most of them are unreliable and inconsistent. Regardless of whether the underlying designs are open or not we have found that there is a correlation between the price and reliability.
If all your members are happy to spend time fiddling to get good results then 3 machines could be a good option to get throughput. However, our makerspace has many members who are "makers" not "tool improvers" and therefore we find a queue for the best machine rather than people spending time fiddling around with the poorer machines.
The Hux is clearly a good machine so I'm not trying to put you off, I'm just describing our experience. Sorry it's doesn't really answer your question :)
I could help print some Hux PLA parts if you want.