"Finally, An Affordable 3-D Printer Big Enough To Print More Than Trinkets"

[Nshadd2455]

There have been a large number of 3D printers at an affordable price point released in the past couple of years, here's one that is actually large enough to interest more more people, and is priced at around $1300 ($1100 for Kickstarter supporters).

 

Article: http://www.fastcolabs.com/3016615/finally-an-affordable-3-d-printer-big-enough-to-print-more-than-trinkets?partner=rss

[Liam-McShane]

[rashdanml]

$1300, not bad. Might look into it, will come in handy for making replicas (want to make the hidden blades from Assassin's Creed sometime ).

[Nshadd2455]

$1300, not bad. Might look into it, will come in handy for making replicas (want to make the hidden blades from Assassin's Creed sometime ).

That's a great idea, rip the model from the game!

[Beskamir]

$1300, not bad. Might look into it, will come in handy for making replicas (want to make the hidden blades from Assassin's Creed sometime ).

Same here! I have been trying to figure out the best way to create a hidden blade similar to the ones seen in AC3. Also I have an idea for making an awesome Masyaf Key but I would need some kind of gas that would glow when a current is run through it. My general idea is to use a device similar to a tesla coil to make the gas excited; of course the casing would likely be 3D printed. But I do need a 3D printer to motivate me to actually start making a hidden blade. http://www.shapeways.com/ isn't motivating enough.

[Recon-UK]

All lies, you will all be ripping boobies and beavers.

[TopWargamer]

[Snickerzz]

How much does um... "ink" cost? Always kinda wondered that

[Nshadd2455]

How much does um... "ink" cost? Always kinda wondered that

I've heard it's 'very expensive' from my engineering prof. I've never gotten exact figures.

[rashdanml]

How much does um... "ink" cost? Always kinda wondered that

Depends on what it uses. I know some use a powder/resin mixture, which is generally inexpensive unless you need large quantities. 

[Camul]

I'll never have to buy another dildo again.

[Kamil]

 

The gMax began life when its creator, Brooklyn-based Gordon LaPlante, tried to apply his work in architecture to 3-D printing. He originally bought and assembled a RepRap Prusa printer in 2010, but found that it just didn’t have a big enough build area to print the plans he was dreaming up. So, he channeled the replicating RepRap spirit and used his Prusa to print out parts for an even bigger monster. He worked on the gMax until he got the first prototype up and running last winter.

 

In summary, this is a 3D printed 3D printer.

 

... kind of.

[Snickerzz]

I'll never have to buy another dildo again.

Your a freaking genius!

[BrickHouse]

How much does um... "ink" cost? Always kinda wondered that

 

 

I've heard it's 'very expensive' from my engineering prof. I've never gotten exact figures.

it's around $40 a kilogram so 10 grams is $0.40. it's not too bad but it can be cheaper

[BrickHouse]

this is probably the best quality look and prive for a 3D Printer

http://www.robo3dprinter.com/

@$599

[c4pt1n54n0]

it's around $40 a kilogram so 10 grams is $0.40. it's not too bad but it can be cheaper

It uses 

 

it's around $40 a kilogram so 10 grams is $0.40. it's not too bad but it can be cheaper

 

 

I've heard it's 'very expensive' from my engineering prof. I've never gotten exact figures.

 

 

How much does um... "ink" cost? Always kinda wondered that

Going from the picture on the site, it uses spooled PLA, since there seems to be a lack of a heated build platform, which is needed to prevent warping when using ABS, and it is obviously spooled, you can see the filament coming in to the extruder head, I've seen it as low as $17US/KG but it usually runs about double that. the price is about the same with ABS, but for "pro grade printers" from Stratasys and such, it runs upwards of $200US (I've seen the invoices from my school's uPrint SE Plus) for no reason other than for them to make money, they say it is because they have to keep it from getting moisture in it and blah blah blah, it's all a bunch of crap, and on top of all that, you can't even use 3rd party material if you wanted to, each spool comes with a chip that tells the printer how much is left, and it is tracked by the printer and updated to the chip whenever you print something. also, it was something like $25,000 that the school had to pay for it, and the print resolution is less than a quarter of any of these "cheap" printers that have come out in the past couple years. 

I apologize for the rant, but I am so happy to see all of these come to market, I wish we could get schools and whatnot to recognize that just because something says professional or whatever, doesn't mean it is any better than something the students can put together themselves and learn a lot more from, disregarding all of the other benefits