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03-05-2017, 04:47 AM
I haven't used a replicator, but I've heard nothing good about the 5th gen, or really MakerBot in general after Zachary Smith was forced out, they went closed source, and Bre Pettis took over. Lot of shadiness in that whole period.
I'm guessing that Savage probably has a Taz of some flavor and/or Josef Prusa's i3 Mk 2. Those are great printers, and both are open source.
For the interest of those who don't have a printer yet, right now I'm following Thomas Sanladerer's new series on making the cheapest (near) clone of the latter possible without sacrificing too many features or quality. I don't see a playlist yet, but so far there's Part 1, Part 2 I'm all about cheap, out of necessity, so I might eventually tackle that if his build works well, though space is currently at a premium. So far, I think the parts have come in between a third and half of what I paid for my printer.
Maybe he'll follow it up with a cheapest Taz clone series...
I'm guessing that Savage probably has a Taz of some flavor and/or Josef Prusa's i3 Mk 2. Those are great printers, and both are open source.
For the interest of those who don't have a printer yet, right now I'm following Thomas Sanladerer's new series on making the cheapest (near) clone of the latter possible without sacrificing too many features or quality. I don't see a playlist yet, but so far there's Part 1, Part 2 I'm all about cheap, out of necessity, so I might eventually tackle that if his build works well, though space is currently at a premium. So far, I think the parts have come in between a third and half of what I paid for my printer.
Maybe he'll follow it up with a cheapest Taz clone series...