19Sep New Makerbot Replicator 2 3d printer
You might have a Noob Shock mount in your gear collection, if you do you’ll notice that there are small ribs on the inside and outside of the adapter. Those ribs are created each time the printer builds a layer of your shock mount. If you had a device that could measure those ribs you would see something around .3 mm or 300 microns. The new Makerbot Replicator 2 prints objects at .1 mm or 100 microns, which means those little printing ribs will be very hard to see.
Using 1.75mm PLA plastic also means the printer will be able to run much faster then older models, cutting printing times in half. PLA isn’t quit as tough as the ABS plastic used in my shock mount design, but it’s still a very good choice for 3d printing.
September 25th, 2012 at 6:58 am
It’s also a printer that has made many people angry
http://josefprusa.cz/open-hardware-meaning/
but without thinking all these problems, this thing is probably very good printer for those who just want to print their stuff without knowing how the printer works etc.
September 25th, 2012 at 7:56 am
I understand Makerbot’s move away from open source. If you look on ebay, generic thing-0-matic and replicators have been showing up from china using the same designs. They’ve spent a lot of time and effort developing a new controller and hardware, if they share the design and clones are released it could be a risk to makerbot as a company. On the other side of things, the community has helped quit a bit in the development process and I can see why people feel slighted by the position makerbot is taking on the replicator 2.