[KwartzLab] 3D printers: recommendations?

[Chris Bruner]

Yup, but this one isn't open source.
On 5/16/2012 12:23 PM, Jeff Schmidt wrote:
> Along the same lines is this one:
>
> http://3dhomemade.blogspot.ca/2012/05/good-looking-kit_10.html
>
> It is also a uv-curing system and it has fantastic resolution.
>
> - Jeff
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On May 16, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Chris Bruner <cbruner at quadro.net 
> <mailto:cbruner at quadro.net>> wrote:
>
>> The B9Creator looks interesting.
>> http://b9creator.com/
>> Hacked Gadgets has an article on them. 
>> http://hackedgadgets.com/2012/05/14/open-hardware-high-resolution-3d-printer/
>>
>> Resolutions in the x/y plane (horizontal) of 50 to 100 microns are 
>> possible by adjustment of the projector's position and focus.
>>
>> Resolutions in the z (vertical) build axis from 100 to less than 10 
>> microns are possible via software selection.  Using higher 
>> resolutions in the z-axis may result in slower build rates.  We 
>> suggest using the same z axis resolution as the x/y plane.
>>
>> At the 100 micron x/y pixels setting, the build area is 102.4 mm 
>> (4.03?) x 76.8 mm (3.02?) x 203.2 mm (8.0?).
>>
>> At the 50 micron x/y pixels setting, the build area is 51.2 mm 
>> (2.02?) x 38.4 mm (1.52?) x 203.2 mm (8.0?).
>>
>> 100 microns = 0.1 mm = 0.00394?
>>
>>
>> On 5/15/2012 4:24 PM, Tomasz Dysinski wrote:
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> I'm a bit of a lurker, but I thought I would inquire about 3D 
>>> printers. My office in Toronto (Jam3) has been getting into 
>>> installations and hardware, and during our last hack-day, while I 
>>> was hacksawing and drilling aluminum to create a cradle for an 
>>> arduino project, it dawned on me that we need a 3D printer. The 
>>> makerbot replicator with dual heads looks tantalizing. Does anyone 
>>> on this list have experience with this make/model? Is there another 
>>> make/model that you would recommend for an office, for ease of use, 
>>> precision, and good value?
>>>
>>> The ones we've been considering:
>>> http://cubify.com/cube/
>>> http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel
>>> http://store.makerbot.com/replicator.html
>>>
>>> Sidenote: I figure we can print a batch of Mendel parts (of which I 
>>> am a huge fan) as soon as we get any one machine first as I'd love 
>>> to have one at home.
>>>
>>>
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>>
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