What material is the RepRap set up to use out of the box? Anyone know?
gizmag, really?
Care to add something useful in this thread? :whiste:
Makerbot just came out with their new 3d printer. It has a larger build area (approx 9"x6"). It also has dual extruders for two colors or two materials (support material!?)
Too bad its $1700.
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator.html
The ability to use support material is a huge deal in 3D printing.
I can say the biggest issues I experienced while working with the old makerbot was the tendency of the plastic to ooze from the nozzle despite the fact that the extruder had been turned off, and the tendency for the plastic to take about half a second to start extruding after the extruder had been turned on. You end up with strings and empty spaces in your parts. There are lots of software tweaks that you can do to minimize the issue, but I had a very difficult time overcoming it with my particular makerbot.
Makerbot just came out with their new 3d printer. It has a larger build area (approx 9"x6"). It also has dual extruders for two colors or two materials (support material!?)
Too bad its $1700.
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator.html
Multiple colors is something new? I don't remember them being able to do that before.
So who wants to make me some stuff with their printer?
Considering how long printing actually takes, nobody... unless you pay
Ah I knew there would be a catch
What kind of CAD software do these printers use for designs?
Anything that can export to .STL, which is most everything.