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Makerbot 3D Printer evolution
12 years 2 months ago #14321
by animek
My web site: www.animekmodels.com
Makerbot 3D Printer evolution was created by animek
At the Denver convention, I was asked if the Makerbot 3D printer was a good tool to built Zscale, my response was, not so much because of it's resolution limits, I followed Makerbot's progress since 2009, and I was not interested into their products mostly because of the size limitation (resolution problems) that their (Homemade) machine could create stuff with. But after seeing yesterday's announcement, Wow! they have made great progress,
Makerbot Replicator2
plus with their Replicator 2"X" in development, they now have my full attention, especially at $2,200 per machine and with a precision of 100 micron, that's 0.004" 
Shapeways with their Frosted Ultra Detail is currently at 0.3mm (FUD) 0.012" (Stony you're welcome to intervene here)
So I'll be monitoring Makerbot process and see the possibilities....
Ben
Shapeways with their Frosted Ultra Detail is currently at 0.3mm (FUD) 0.012" (Stony you're welcome to intervene here)
So I'll be monitoring Makerbot process and see the possibilities....
Ben
My web site: www.animekmodels.com
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12 years 2 months ago #14324
by stonysmith
Close, but not quite.
First, let me say: this new printer definitely has posibilites.. and MAY work for the Z world.
If ANYBODY wants to buy one and have it shipped to my address for evaluation, I live in Grapevine, Texas...
Shapeways FUD material has a "minimum wall thickness" (walls) of 0.3mm, and a "minimum detail" (rivets) of 0.1mm. I'm not completely sure, but the FUD machine may well have a "precision" of somewhere around half of that - 0.05mm. It takes a couple of layers on top of each other to make a rivet stick out from the surface by 0.1mm, and six or more layers to make a wall strong enough to support itself.
Therefore, this printer is "close" to that of FUD, but it may be 3 to 10 times less accurate than FUD is. That's still good for some stuff in Z scale, with a precision of only 0.1mm, it's going to be a bit rough.
I'm also accepting donations if anyone wants to "invest" in one of these printers to sit on my desk.
Replied by stonysmith on topic Re: Makerbot 3D Printer evolution
animek wrote: ... with a precision of 100 micron ....
Shapeways .. is currently at 0.3mm
Close, but not quite.
First, let me say: this new printer definitely has posibilites.. and MAY work for the Z world.
If ANYBODY wants to buy one and have it shipped to my address for evaluation, I live in Grapevine, Texas...
Shapeways FUD material has a "minimum wall thickness" (walls) of 0.3mm, and a "minimum detail" (rivets) of 0.1mm. I'm not completely sure, but the FUD machine may well have a "precision" of somewhere around half of that - 0.05mm. It takes a couple of layers on top of each other to make a rivet stick out from the surface by 0.1mm, and six or more layers to make a wall strong enough to support itself.
Therefore, this printer is "close" to that of FUD, but it may be 3 to 10 times less accurate than FUD is. That's still good for some stuff in Z scale, with a precision of only 0.1mm, it's going to be a bit rough.
I'm also accepting donations if anyone wants to "invest" in one of these printers to sit on my desk.
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12 years 2 months ago #14325
by GNFan
Stony, you are *almost* as charity-minded as John "send your new, expensive locos to me in Florida - I'll hold them for you for a few years" M.!
Replied by GNFan on topic Re: Makerbot 3D Printer evolution
stonysmith wrote:
animek wrote: ... with a precision of 100 micron ....
Shapeways .. is currently at 0.3mm
[snipola]
I'm also accepting donations if anyone wants to "invest" in one of these printers to sit on my desk.
Stony, you are *almost* as charity-minded as John "send your new, expensive locos to me in Florida - I'll hold them for you for a few years" M.!
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