[KwartzLab] 0.1mm resolution 3D printing on the PrintrBot

[Karl Williams]

It's basically a reprap variant: http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Printrbot

So, you can use whatever firmware, host software, gcode slicer and CAD
software that you like. Here's a list:
http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Toolchain

I have been using Solidworks to design, skeinforge to slice and create the
gcode, Repetier host control program and Marlin firmware.
With the new setup I'm finally living the rapid prototyping dream!

When I first got the printer, the firmware was 5D set up with Repsnapper
but the quality wasn't good enough.


> Oh my goodness, that resolution is amazing. How's the toolchain for
> this printer?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eric
>
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Karl Williams <karlw at thinkbotics.com>
> wrote:
>> I can do 0.1 mm on my reprap at home but those prints take a long time.
>> I
>> typically print the layers at .23 but skeinforge has a 'skin' function
>> that will print the outer skin at half of your layer thickness (0.115
>> for
>> my setting) so you still get the smooth surface and a quicker print
>> time.
>> I'll put some money into getting a printrbot for the lab if others want
>> to
>> do that too.
>>
>>> Here are some photos and discussion of high resolution (100 micron)
>>> printrbot prints by regular users who have purchased the kit.
>>> http://www.printrbottalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=388
>>>
>>> The print quality is much higher than we have managed to get out of
>>> the reprap, with far less effort and tuning. These kits are very
>>> cheap. $550 for a 6"x6"x6" print volume, or $700 for an 8"x8"x8" print
>>> volume. And they are much easier to assemble: a few hours for one
>>> person. It's a much simpler design, and the printhead and electronics
>>> are preassembled.
>>>
>>> I'd like to get one of these into the lab.
>>>
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