The Afinia looks nice, but I would prefer seeing an open hardware model. Also, lack of Linux support for me is a killer.
The Printrbot is a nice price, but the quality example in that review looks kinda bad. MendelMaxPro looks like a good candidate. The resolution of the example print isn't great, but the quality seems good. Another candidate, though a bit more expensive ($1600), might be the Ultimaker http://ultimaker.com/ Review: http://blog.makezine.com/review/make-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing/ultimaker/ Pros - Open source - ABS & PLA - large print bed 8.3 x 8.3 x 8.3 - ultra fast - high resolution - Mac/Win/Lin Cons - quality reduced at top speed (extra hanging strands that need to be trimmed) - price On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hey guys, > > First off, we've raised exactly $1000 for the 3d printer. With people > who said "I'm willing to put in $x.xx more if needed", we have $1200. > That's $150 from our goal! > > That being said, Brian has some serious concerns about the printer we're > looking at. Basically, it's not being made anymore, its wiki page is > gone, you can't buy parts directly, and it's more expensive than some of > the supported alternatives. > > Below, he outlines a few options that we may want to look at. > > I don't really have a clue in this, and I honestly only want a printer > because I think others will get great use out of it (it's not something > I'm particularly into). I'm happy to help campaign and to look after the > pledges, but beyond that, you're on your own! > > So, check out the options below and let's have some discussion! If one > makes a lot more sense, we'll get it, if there are multiple good > options, we can vote or something amongst the people who pledged or > everybody. We can figure out the details later. > > Ron > > - ----- Forwarded message from Brian Kulyk <[email protected]> ----- > > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:07:15 -0600 > From: Brian Kulyk <[email protected]> > To: Ron Bowes <[email protected]> > Subject: Additional options for 3D printer > > *Afinia H-Series* $1500 http://www.afinia.com/3d-printers > > Review > > http://blog.makezine.com/review/make-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing/afinia-h-series/ > > Pros > > > - Best in class ( $1000 - 2000 ) > - Easy to print - automatic slicing > - Easy to setup > - Reliable > - Most accurate in class > - Won Make's "Best Overall Experience" > - ABS & PLA > - Better print quality > > Cons > > > - Closed Source > - Mac & Windows only > - Small print bed - 5.5" x 5.5" x 5.3" > > > *Printrbot LC* $799 Assembled ($549 kit) > http://printrbot.com/shop/printrbot-lc/ > > Review > > http://blog.makezine.com/review/make-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing/printrbot-lc/ > > Pros > > > - Best in class (< $1000) > - Open source > - ABS & PLA > - Very flexible - can be expanded > > Cons > > > - Additional adjustments > - Small print bed 6 x 6 x 6 > - lower quality print than afinia > > > *MendelMaxPro *$1295 > > Review: > > http://blog.makezine.com/review/make-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing/mendelmaxpro/ > > > Pros > > - Open source > - ABS & PLA & PVA > - Large print bend 9 x 10 x 7 > - very fast > - based on RepRap > > Cons > > - Relativly noise > - lower quality print than afinia > - considerable amount of tweaking a dialing-in > > > Other printers and reviews: > http://blog.makezine.com/volume/make-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing/ > > - ----- End forwarded message ----- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAlEG2nwACgkQ2t2zxlt4g/TTGgCgkfgwJ8bu8vA6eqABBGtvFdZe > ausAoKbtpMIBjsLhc5a77nihvsIvlfMt > =Z1UZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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