3D Printer

[ghoti]

Does anyone know a decent supplier in South Africa for 3D printers? Hopefully something reliable and cheap to maintain?

[marine1]

There are a few adverts for them in Popular Mechanics magazine at the back page

[Freaksta]

This tech is amazing I can't wait for the day that it becomes cheaper... Personal use 3D printer ;)

[xrapidx]

What do they go for roughly?

[Keeper]

What do they go for roughly?

Just like 2D Printers, the "ink" is what's expensive....well, thats iirc.
The big ones are pretty damn expensive by themselves though.

[czc]

This looks interesting.

http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap

[spiderz]

www.netram.co.za in durban has the makerbot

[Roxi_B4b3]

i always see these guys in the techsmart - http://www.3d-printer.co.za/

[Toitjie]

http://www.3d-printer.co.za/3D_Printers/Personal/RapMan_3_2/rapman_3_2.html#.T82nrtWIBuU

13k

[skullkey]

Openhardware (openhardware.co.za) is offering a 3d printer kit and course for R5700 - http://www.openhardware.co.za/cart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=68
Its based on the printrbot

[shogun]

http://www.3d-printer.co.za/3D_Printers/Personal/RapMan_3_2/rapman_3_2.html#.T82nrtWIBuU

13k

^This

If you are looking for a decent low cost unit, and don't mind assembling it yourself... try out the RapMan. We have one and it works well enough. There are better, but they cost $$$ more.

We've had good results, and the unit is easy enough to modify (by heating the lower plate you can reduce warping on larger parts if you aren't using ABS etc), and we've built some interesting parts with one.

EDIT: Disclaimer - I haven't tried any others (except I've seen a expensive objet in operation a few years ago), so i'm not one to make comparisons.

[FuzzyDuck]

Just like 2D Printers, the "ink" is what's expensive....well, thats iirc.
The big ones are pretty damn expensive by themselves though.

Industrial machines the materials are vert expensive, up to R5000 a kg. For the smaller entry level machines we now have 3mm and 1.75mm ABS and PLA filament available for just R400kg and we do have stock.

Printers start at around R11 000 but we are about to start bringing in some kits hopefully for less than R6000.

[FuzzyDuck]

Oh, and we are a proper established company. We represent 3DSystems, the largest manufacturer of 3D Printers in the world. All our printers are guaranteed and we have the backup service you would expect

[FuzzyDuck]

http://mocoloco.com/upload/2012/01/cube_3d_printer/cube_3d_printer_3d_systems.jpg

We are now bringing in the Cube 3DPrinter from 3DSystems

here (http://www.3d-printer.co.za/3D_Printers/Personal/Cube/cube.html)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6674047369_2450c9a130_z.jpg

[EP1]

http://mocoloco.com/upload/2012/01/cube_3d_printer/cube_3d_printer_3d_systems.jpg

We are now bringing in the Cube 3DPrinter from 3DSystems

here (http://www.3d-printer.co.za/3D_Printers/Personal/Cube/cube.html)


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6674047369_2450c9a130_z.jpg

Hi
What's the estimated price of the Cube?
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[FuzzyDuck]

Check out
www.fabric8.co.za

3D Printer filament from R300/Kg incl VAT.