Replicator2 new 3D printer

[skinner75]

New model of 3D printer, the Replicator2, prints using 100 micron layers (0.1mm) - giving a much smoother finish than previously capable.

Priced at $2100 - probably means it'd be the same price in Euros.

 

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/09/makerbot-shows.php#6

 

Printer available from:

 

http://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html

Edited September 21, 2012 by skinner75

[irishrail123]

Imagine the ammount of nice stuff you could make with this

[Weshty]

Yeahhhh!

[Magpie1951]

Yeahhhh!

 

I was over in San Fran last year and met up with a few lads heavily involved at the coal face of 3D printing ( the maker movement as they call themselves) and they were raving about this printer so I reckon it could be a god send to scratchbuilding modellers who might want to do a short run of a model for a few friends/club members but they still though we are a couple of years away from it totally revolutionisng the scale modelling industry. I have to say I'm seriously considering getting one of these.

[WRENNEIRE]

I was over in San Fran last year and met up with a few lads heavily involved at the coal face of 3D printing ( the maker movement as they call themselves) and they were raving about this printer so I reckon it could be a god send to scratchbuilding modellers who might want to do a short run of a model for a few friends/club members but they still though we are a couple of years away from it totally revolutionisng the scale modelling industry. I have to say I'm seriously considering getting one of these.

 

Youre some bleedin Magpie!

Dont mind your printer fella, get the lead out and start them brass coaches!

[Magpie1951]

Youre some bleedin Magpie!

Dont mind your printer fella, get the lead out and start them brass coaches!

 

Now now relax just becuase the Dubs were shown how to play football 3 weeks ago doesn't mean you have to get angry! Plus if we somehow manage to pox this final against Donegal to mis-quote a great man " there won't be a cow milked or a brass kit made in Mayo for the next month".

 

Up Mayo

[Horsetan]

...if we somehow manage to pox this final against donegal to mis-quote a great man " there won't be a cow milked or a brass kit made in mayo for the next month".

 

Up mayo

 

lol

[BosKonay]

LOL

 

Maybe we could chip in for the printer

 

Would be savage for small runs of bits, bogies and bobs

[WRENNEIRE]

Have been keeping an eye on this thread( my good one)

A newer version was released this week which gives even more room for production

Check it out here

Where can the raw material be sourced?

http://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html

[Weshty]

Wow. Only one thing, who knows 3-d Cad?

[Weshty]

Now now relax just becuase the Dubs were shown how to play football 3 weeks ago doesn't mean you have to get angry! Plus if we somehow manage to pox this final against Donegal to mis-quote a great man " there won't be a cow milked or a brass kit made in Mayo for the next month".

 

Up Mayo

 

C'mere Magpie. Any chance of a bigger photo of your Avatar? That looks like a mighty fine Park Royal.

[BosKonay]

With a build volume of

 

28.5 x 15.3 x 15.5 cm

 

You could easily build full length coaching stock, etc with it....

[BosKonay]

http://store.makerbot.com/filament

 

Thats the raw material Dave - 48 bucks a kilo

[Mayner]

Wow. Only one thing, who knows 3-d Cad?

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2735[/ATTACH

 

The 3-d Cad the easy bit, the headwrecking stuff is converting the 3-d drawing to a format the printer can use.

 

Personally I think its probably easier and a lot cheaper to either scratchbuild or prepare a 2 d design for etching or laser cutting than mess around with 3-d printing in its current state.

[Weshty]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2735[/ATTACH

 

The 3-d Cad the easy bit, the headwrecking stuff is converting the 3-d drawing to a format the printer can use.

 

Personally I think its probably easier and a lot cheaper to either scratchbuild or prepare a 2 d design for etching or laser cutting than mess around with 3-d printing in its current state.

 

John, you know as you've done it already. Having said that, I believe that 3-D printing is going to be massive in the next 10-15 years. Even as it is, they can 3-d print titanium. http://i.materialise.com/materials/titanium

 

Some high end printers can do layers as thin as 20 microns

[Horsetan]

....who knows 3-d Cad?

 

I have enough trouble getting me head around 2D, never mind 3D.

[Train model]

Donegal for Sam mayo for salid dressing

[Weshty]

Focus lads.... Focus!!! Off to boards.ie if ye want to talk bog ball.

[Guest hidden-agenda]

The American price looks very very attractive but rest assured when it lands over this side of the world reality slowly dawns its all of a sudden become very very expensive.

Edited September 22, 2012 by hidden-agenda

[BosKonay]

Just buy it direct from the US?

 

Have to say if I knew anything about CAD I'd be sorely tempted!

[skinner75]

While getting the 3D model ready for the printer would take time, once you had it done, you could churn out the copies. Plus, the design is always there for whenever you need more.

 

Buying direct from the US would probably be the way to go, and I reckon the support option for $350 would be a wise addition. Material price seems to be very reasonable, as I would imagine a kilo would make a lot of model railway items!

 

As for highend printers that can do down to 20micron layers - I reckon you could throw an extra 2 or 3 zeros onto the end of the price tag for one of them printers!

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Just buy it direct from the US

 

That,s exactly what i am thinking Bos just waiting to see what the Chinese bring out to match it.

[Mayner]

Most of these printers are probably manufactured in China, TurbCAD also market printers with compatible software priced from $1200-$11000 US.

 

If you are tempted to have a go first try producing a simple model model using one of the free-3d design packages like Google Sketchup or Autodesk 123D http://sitesupport.123dapp.com/home and having the design printed by a bureau like Shapeways or I Materialise.

 

 

Shapeways can be a pain to deal with but their frosted detail material is suitable for our use and capable off producing small detail parts and I Materialise have a good reputation, local companies that offer a rapid prototyping service to industry may also be able to help.

[skinner75]

Thanks for the link for Autodesk 123D there John. I used Autodesk CAD in school & colledge, but that was a long time ago, and I haven't used it since.

Nice that it's a free download too.

Good idea trying out getting a 3D model together & getting it made by Shapeways first too btw!

[Horsetan]

Just buy it direct from the US?...

 

That would be the easy part. There'd still be considerable import duty to pay once you get it into the country. Not sure it's something you can hide in your luggage as you slip through the EU/green channel either...

[BosKonay]

Import duty would be roughly equivalent to VAT, so about 400-500 dollars based on declared value, if Customs decide to take a look.

[Mayner]

Import duty would be roughly equivalent to VAT, so about 400-500 dollars based on declared value, if Customs decide to take a look.

 

Estimated shipping to Ireland around $150 which appears a bit on the low side, add Customs Clearance and VAT if its shipped by Fed-EX.

[BosKonay]

Great time-lapse video showing the Makerbot creating a cityscape model.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkppg84hxZg

[BosKonay]

Here's a render of the finished model

 

[heirflick]

jesus, thats fantastic. any idea how long it took to make it? if you were a real technical guy and into computers (i prersume that one is needed to imput the design), you could really make this baby pay. wonder how much it would cost to manufacturer a freight wagon, say for example a tara or guinness flat?

[snapper]

The cityscape took 14 hours to print

[Glenderg]

It took 14 hours to do that model. At $2,199.00 plus the material PLA, you'd want it running day and night to make it pay. Plus the software deals in a really untidy format [.obj] which doesn't do curved profiles very well. I'd like to see how strong the finished product is. Could you make a 42' flat and would it warp?

[BosKonay]

The build process looks very fast, I think the timelapse was 10x speed, so about 10 minutes to build that.

 

You'd need to be able to model in 3D CAD, thats all.

[heirflick]

The cityscape took 14 hours to print

 

14 hours? i would be dead at that rate if i waited for all the models i would love to have!!

[BosKonay]

Wow, although the model is at the limits of the devices physical size constraints, you could probably build 10 coaches in the same space / time.

 

I'd say for a typical OO item, you're looking at an hour or so to print....

 

I guess the only way to be sure is to buy one and see!