3-D printer for the home

Andrew Gorman · Post by **Andrew Gorman** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:57 pm

They are getting cheaper... In the Current issue of Make magazine there is an article on a (barely) less than $1000.00 US 3-D printer, the Maker Bot Cupcake. Looks pretty interesting for you early adopters. The designers even compare it to an Altair or Apple I. Here are a couple of links:
Manufacturer
http://www.makerbot.com/

One under construction:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/1 ... ducti.html

Definitely not a 3-d toaster, but looks like an interesting project!

Rogviler · Post by **Rogviler** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:36 pm

Aw, I was hoping it was going to be the kind of 3D printer that "grows" objects from a 3D file... That looks like just a straight CNC machine.

Incidentally, the other day I came across a bunch of articles on Instructables on how to make your own CNC machine.

Too ambitious for me though.

-Rog

JadedMonk · Post by **JadedMonk** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:44 pm

Ah but look again, it may bear a superficial similarity to a CNC, but mounted on those axis is an ABS extruder. The Makerbot builds your object up instead of milling it down. I think the comparison to an Altair is quite apt.

cheers,
JM

Rogviler · Post by **Rogviler** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:12 am

Oh, okay, the Makezine link threw me because the first page is mostly filled with pictures of a homemade CNC machine, not the CupCake machine. You have to click through the pages to get to the actual 3D printer article for some reason...because the first thing I think to do when showing off my new car is to show pictures of my old one...?

Anyway, the CupCake is definitely a completely different piece of equipment and does indeed print 3D shapes. Pretty cool.

-Rog

nash30 · Post by **nash30** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:00 am

Rogviler wrote:Aw, I was hoping it was going to be the kind of 3D ink printer that "grows" objects from a 3D file... That looks like just a straight CNC machine.

Incidentally, the other day I came across a bunch of articles on Instructables on how to make your own CNC machine.

Too ambitious for me though.

-Rog

the link is not opening..

would want to see it.. i am about to purchase a marketbot printer this week..

southwestforests · Post by **southwestforests** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:46 am

Okay, so, how long until you can do this at home?

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