[hackerspaces] reliable 3d printer recommendations?

[Red Davies]

Let me put in a good word for the fablicator.  I saw one at makerfaire and
the quality and print immediacy blew me away.

Actually, our Hackerspace spent a few hours trying to reverse engineer
their extruder.  It was spectacular.

www.Fablicator.com

Red
On Sep 25, 2012 7:17 PM, "Matt Joyce" <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> My personal use case is similar to yours.  I have ordered a replicator
> 2 already.
>
> I'll let you know my opinions of it once it arrives.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Tim Saylor <tim.saylor at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > After a year or so of fiddling with repraps, Pumping Station: One is
> looking
> > into buying a hobbyist 3d printer that will more or less "just work" as a
> > tool to be used by people with minimal training on how to run a 3d
> printer.
> > I'm looking for a similar experience to a laser cutter: someone explains
> how
> > to make a file and how to send it to the machine, you do that, maybe run
> a
> > test to make sure it's what you expect, and then you have a thing.  In
> your
> > experience, which printer is closest to this experience in the $2k-3k
> range?
> >
> > So far we've talked about the Ultimaker with NetFabb software and the
> > Replicator 1 or 2*.  Anyone have any experience they'd like to share that
> > would help with our decision?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Tim
> >
> > * The politics of open source are a discussion we are having, but it's a
> > separate one from which tool is best for the job.  Since we already have
> an
> > active discussion about that question, I'd appreciate keeping this one on
> > the pros and cons of each printer as a day to day tool.
> >
> > --
> > @tsaylor
> > http://www.timsaylor.com/
> >
> >
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