Editing the wiki now. Will look up shipping shortly.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds good to me! > > If you could figure out the final cost, that'd be great. We're at $1250 > right now, I can post to announce@ again when we have the final option. > > Also, would you mind posting the two choices to the wiki page? > > Thanks! > > Ron > > On 2013-01-31 09:14, Benjamin Bergman wrote: > > 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/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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