That's very true, that would cut cost, and shipping costs. Although not sure if ultimaker is selling a kit excluding wood yet. Either way I'm sure you could email Erik and he would be flexible on that.<div><br></div>
<div>- Paul<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Andrew Plumb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Don't forget that once we get the ArtEngine laser cutter you'll be able to cut your own panels for any of the MakerBot, Ultimaker and/or MakerGear open source machines.<br>
<br>
Andrew.<br>
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On 2011-08-08, at 11:42 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc wrote:<br>
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> great thanlk allot. Do all these printers user the same software?<br>
><br>
> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
> ---<br>
><br>
> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby<br>
> <<a href="mailto:themumbys@gmail.com">themumbys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> The huxleys were popular on ebay, there was also a group manufacturing them<br>
>> in large quantities but not sure where their site is. Also the Techzone<br>
>> version of the huxley kit is $599. <a href="http://www.techzonecom.com/gglhux" target="_blank">http://www.techzonecom.com/gglhux</a><br>
>> I think this is the group I was thinking of doing them for<br>
>> $500: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/eMAKER-Huxley-3D-printer-kits" target="_blank">http://www.indiegogo.com/eMAKER-Huxley-3D-printer-kits</a><br>
>><br>
>> As for the ultimaker, they are available at <a href="http://ultimaker.com" target="_blank">ultimaker.com</a><br>
>> For the UP, I used to be affiliated with DesktopFab, but they aren't<br>
>> carrying the UP anymore (political reasons). I do have one for sale myself<br>
>> which was a demo unit for DesktopFab (at a very slight discount). Or you can<br>
>> buy that direct from PP3DP.com in china.<br>
>> And as for the new model I hinted at, I can't give you details yet (as I<br>
>> don't have them myself) but I'm told it will be made public in the next week<br>
>> or two.<br>
>> Hope that helps!<br>
>> - Paul<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> awesome thanks allot. I have an uncle who is interested in 3d<br>
>>> printing since it was getting affordable.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Any links to an online store?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>>> ---<br>
>>><br>
>>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:themumbys@gmail.com">themumbys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> Honestly, if you want low cost, the RepRap Huxley can be had for like<br>
>>>> $500<br>
>>>> for a full kit ready to build.<br>
>>>> For a bit more money the makerbot is a good option<br>
>>>> Next up on the pricing range, but very high quality and speed (I've been<br>
>>>> impressed with the demo prints and videos of his performance) is the<br>
>>>> ultimaker. That thing is FAST, and can print very high quality. With a<br>
>>>> good<br>
>>>> build volume.<br>
>>>> Lastly, the UP is extremely high quality, reliable, and quite fast. But<br>
>>>> will<br>
>>>> cost you about $3K.<br>
>>>> I've also got some inside info that a new line of "professional grade"<br>
>>>> 3D<br>
>>>> printers (whatever that means) which will be commercial units, in the<br>
>>>> price<br>
>>>> range of "under $5K" will be coming out soon (in the next couple weeks)<br>
>>>> which will supposedly dwarf the UP as far as speed, resolution, and<br>
>>>> quality<br>
>>>> are concerned.<br>
>>>> Does that help with some options?<br>
>>>> - Paul<br>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Why not get an extruder head and add it to a mill. You can get a cheap<br>
>>>>> mill together for that price and have two types of fabrication<br>
>>>>> available.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc<br>
>>>>> <<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> any suggestion? I noticed the make bot went up in price. If i<br>
>>>>>> remember you could get it for less than 800$ I thought some one might<br>
>>>>>> have an alternative?<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>>>>>> ---<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>>>>>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
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