[Lab] buying a 3d printer

[Paul & Andrea Mumby]

The huxleys were popular on ebay, there was also a group manufacturing them
in large quantities but not sure where their site is. Also the Techzone
version of the huxley kit is $599. http://www.techzonecom.com/gglhux
I think this is the group I was thinking of doing them for $500:
http://www.indiegogo.com/eMAKER-Huxley-3D-printer-kits

As for the ultimaker, they are available at ultimaker.com

For the UP, I used to be affiliated with DesktopFab, but they aren't
carrying the UP anymore (political reasons). I do have one for sale myself
which was a demo unit for DesktopFab (at a very slight discount). Or you can
buy that direct from PP3DP.com in china.

And as for the new model I hinted at, I can't give you details yet (as I
don't have them myself) but I'm told it will be made public in the next week
or two.

Hope that helps!

- Paul


On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <
jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:

> awesome thanks allot.  I have an uncle who is interested in 3d
> printing since it was getting affordable.
>
> Any links to an online store?
>
> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
> ---
>
> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby
> <themumbys at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Honestly, if you want low cost, the RepRap Huxley can be had for like
> $500
> > for a full kit ready to build.
> > For a bit more money the makerbot is a good option
> > Next up on the pricing range, but very high quality and speed (I've been
> > impressed with the demo prints and videos of his performance) is the
> > ultimaker. That thing is FAST, and can print very high quality. With a
> good
> > build volume.
> > Lastly, the UP is extremely high quality, reliable, and quite fast. But
> will
> > cost you about $3K.
> > I've also got some inside info that a new line of "professional grade" 3D
> > printers (whatever that means) which will be commercial units, in the
> price
> > range of "under $5K" will be coming out soon (in the next couple weeks)
> > which will supposedly dwarf the UP as far as speed, resolution, and
> quality
> > are concerned.
> > Does that help with some options?
> > - Paul
> > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Why not get an extruder head and add it to a mill. You can get a cheap
> >> mill together for that price and have two types of fabrication
> available.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
> >> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> any suggestion?  I noticed the make bot went up in price.  If i
> >>> remember you could get it for less than 800$  I thought some one might
> >>> have an alternative?
> >>>
> >>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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> >>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
> >>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
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