Mendel Max 2.0 sounds great! They have a free parts upgrade for the beta, so any parts that change in the final release could be ours for just the price of shipping.
So, now we just need to figure out the shipping cost and then we can propose that as the #1 choice. I think Ward's Thing-o-Matic is still a decent second choice in case we can't raise enough as it is shipping free, works, and has free setup + instruction from him. On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:38 AM, Stefan H.A <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been looking at the availability of printers and I'd like to add > another for consideration. > > First off, the Mendel Max Pro doesn't seem to be available anymore. The > website linked to in the Make review now sells what seems to be a more > expensive version of the printer I'm about to talk about. > http://trinitylabs.com/products/aluminatus-trinityone-3d-printer > > The Mendel Max 2.0 is my primary recommendation, if we can get one. Here's > why. > http://www.mendelmax.com/ > > Pros: > - Print Area Dimensions: 245 mm x 315 mm x 225 mm (9.6"x12.4"x8.9") > - Usable Maximum Print Speed: 250mm/sec or more depending on the part, > print material, and extruder > - Frame: All aluminum > http://www.mendelmax.com/?wiki=mendelmax-versions > > > Cons: > - Currently in beta > - Won't ship until February 25 > > Availability: > -$1395.00 as a kit > http://store.makerstoolworks.com/printer-kits/mendelmax-2-0-beta-kit/ > > It prints 100mm/sec faster and has a larger print envelope than both the > Ultimaker and the Mendel Max 1.5. It is also closely related to the open > source Reprap project and community. > > Ultimaker. > http://ultimaker.com/ > > Specs: > - Print Area Dimensions: 211mm x 211mm x 211mm (8.3″×8.3″×8.3″) > - Print Speed: 150mm/sec > > Availability: > - $2310.00 fully assembled, however I suspect it might be prohibitively > expensive to ship from Europe. > https://shop.ultimaker.com/en/assembled-ultimakers/assembled-um.html > > - $1625.00 as a kit > https://shop.ultimaker.com/en/ultimaker-kits/ultimaker-kit-new.html > > Mendel Max 1.5. > http://reprap.org/wiki/MendelMax > > Specs: > - Print Area Dimensions: ~215-230 mm x ~215-250 mm x ~140-175 mm > (9"x10"x7") > - Print Speed: 150mm/sec > > Availability: > - $1906.00 fully assembled, shipping $498.82 > > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-Fully-Assembled-and-Tuned-IC3D-RepRap-3D-Printer-MendelMax-/111002420941?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d84286cd > > - $900.00 - $1200.00 as a kit, shipping $120.00 - $160.00 > > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Mendelmax-Ultimate-3d-printer-kit-Ramps-LCD-Printed-Parts-Complete-Color-Choice-/281055575886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417037bf4e > > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/RepRap-MendelMax-1-5-Unassembled-Complete-Kit-/230910586303?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c357edbf > > Making a secondary recommendation between these two printers is difficult > because I don't know very much about the Ultimaker style of printer. I was > prepared to recommend the Ultimaker over the Mendel Max 1.5 until I > converted the build dimensions into the same units and realized the Mendel > Max 1.5 has about the same or more print area (depending on where you look > it up), although less height. As far as print resolution (z-axis > resolution) is concerned, because these printers use threaded rod to drive > the z-axis they are all mechanically capable of printing down to very low > layer heights like .04mm. The ability to do so will depend on what kind of > extruder nozzle is fitted to the printer and how you configure the slicing > software. Given all of this I think my secondary recommendation is still > the Mendal Max 1.5. Also, be aware there are Mendel Max 1.5+ upgrade kits > available which, from what I can tell turn it into a Mendel Max pro. > > _______________________________________________ > 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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