![]() ![]() It’s as much at home in your office as your workshop, and the dramatic LED lighting makes the print area look like a shrine when it’s running. This is a consumer-grade device manufactured by a company that’s been building industrial-level 3D printers for years, and has been through multiple development cycles with this product line in order to deliver a good-looking as well as functional device. This isn’t like a Replicator, or one of Printrbot’s home-assembled kits. Out of the box, the Cube is a slick bit of kit. I know about the challenges of working with PLA, the cost of generic materials versus the cartridge model, and I’ve seen what goes wrong when a print head isn’t properly heated. I worked at Make for a little while, and borrowed one of their Makerbot Replicators for a week once, and got myself familiar with the peculiarities of the beast (as well as having been around for one of Make’s annual 3D printer round-ups). I’ve never owned one, but I’ve played with them a bit. I’ve had the machine up and running for three days now, and want to report on my early impressions.įirst, let me tell you about my level of sophistication when it comes to 3D printers. The folks at 3D Systems have sent me the 3rd generation of their Cube 3D printer to play with for a month. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |