[Lab] buying a 3d printer

[Jean-Marc LeBlanc]

great thanlk allot.  Do all these printers user the same software?

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




On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby
<themumbys at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 $5K" will be coming out soon (in the next couple weeks)
>> > which will supposedly dwarf the UP as far as speed, resolution, and
>> > quality
>> > are concerned.
>> > Does that help with some options?
>> > - Paul
>> > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Why not get an extruder head and add it to a mill. You can get a cheap
>> >> mill together for that price and have two types of fabrication
>> >> available.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> >> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> any suggestion?  I noticed the make bot went up in price.  If i
>> >>> remember you could get it for less than 800$  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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