[Lab] buying a 3d printer

[Paul & Andrea Mumby]

The RepRap, Makerbot, and Ultimaker can all use similar software yes...
Basically Skeinforge for slicing, and either reprap host for the repraps, or
ReplicatorG for any of them (RepG works on repraps too it's what I use on
mine) The ultimaker also has an option to buy a professional software
package for it which improves print quality and ease of use a bit apparently
(from what they say) for like $300.
And the UP comes with it's own (windows only) software which is free and
very easy to use.

- Paul

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <
jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:

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