[hackerspaces] reliable 3d printer recommendations?

[Sparr]

While the Up! is reliable, I would recommend against it. The printing
area/volume is much smaller than other printers in the $2k+ range, and
the software is abysmally proprietary and insufficient.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Al Jigong Billings
<albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> The Up! printers have a good reputation for reliability. One of our (AMT)
> members had one at her work and her comments were along the lines of "Its
> worst day was better than the Cupcake's best day" (referring to the AMT
> printers of the time). I've heard similar comments that, while not perfect,
> they are very reliable and the software sucks less than other 3d printer
> software, with the proviso that all 3d printer software sucks.
>
> --
> Al Jigong Billings
> http://www.openbuddha.com
> http://makehacklearn.org
>
> On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Tim Saylor 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.
>
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