3D printers: even cheaper, more original

3D printers printing plastic ABS and / or PLA more and more. Although the main structures, by and large, only 2-3. Therefore, the creators of new printers are trying to implement in the design some zest or just make it even cheaper.

More budget

The recent Printrbot printer is priced at $ 550 and it was a very low price. New printers lowered the bar even lower.

MakiBox-A6 - $ 300

MakiBox For only $ 300 you will become the owner of a 3D printer. The printer has a closed case that allows you to maintain a high temperature inside. At the same time, the electronics and the engines are separated from the working area and are actively cooled. To reduce this cost, all belts and associated pulleys and blocks are replaced with threaded shafts. Typically, such shafts are used only for the Z axis, since along this axis the platform moves slowly and the shaft ensures accurate positioning. To ensure acceptable print speeds, they chose shafts with an increased thread pitch. Despite such a low price, the printer has a heated platform for printing with ABS plastic. To date, the time of execution of the order is 8 weeks.
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Price : $ 300
Working print area : 150 x 120 x 110 mm (XYZ)
Positioning accuracy : 4 microns in all axes
Layer thickness : .04 - .3 mm selectable by software
Print speed : 100 mm / s
website : makible.com

By the way, the set price at the time of collecting money was $ 350 (but including shipping worldwide)

Printxel - $ 300

Another printer for a modest amount. Successfully collected the required funding on the kickstarter in late May.

Price : $ 300
Work Area : 140x140x140mm
Layer thickness : 0.2-0.4mm
The printer does not include a heated platform, so the main recommended material is PLA. The first deliveries in July 2012.
website : Printxel 3D-printer blog

Tantillus - compact and portable

Very compact printer. The minimum full set costs $ 850. There are options with printed body and acrylic. Despite its modest dimensions, all plastic parts can be printed on it.

Price : $ 850
Work Area : 100x100x100mm
Own dimensions : 230x230x320mm (acrylic: 240x240x320mm)
Print speed : 300mm / s and more
Positioning accuracy : X / Y - 8 micron, Z - is 0.4 micron
website : tantillus.org
There is a collection of funding on the site indiegogo.com , 9 days left.
After the release of the first devices, the design will be published. But now on the site you can find a list of materials and preliminary assembly instructions. On the site you can see the print quality in the gallery of pictures.

Portabee - fits in the bag

A printer that easily, literally in seconds, folds into a flat shape and even fits into a bag from a laptop.

Price : $ 480
Work Area : 120x120x120mm
Folded size : 360 x 300 x 96mm
Positioning accuracy : 0.1 mm
Layer thickness : 0.2 - 0.4mm
Print speed : 43mm / s
website : http://romscraj.com

My previous posts on the topic:

3D printing: nylon, ice, chocolate and others
Low-cost 3D printers for printing photopolymers
A brief excursion into the methods of 3D printing
New budget 3D printer
The first 3D printing event in the Netherlands
Event on 3D printing (end)