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Originally Posted by MrRiedemanJACC
We also have two Makerbots. Be ready to tinker with the Makerbots, they are good machines, but there is downtime associated with them and expect it to be a good learning experience.
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Originally Posted by MrRiedemanJACC
We have a Makerbot Replicator 2. The biggest problem I am seeing is that that "extruder" is too close to the nozzle and the material melts inside the "extruder". Then the print stops.
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We have a Replicator 2, and have not experienced any problems like this. For us, the machine has been pretty much draw and print. We have tons of parts on our competition bot that were made by the printer - and honestly, it revolutionized our build this year.
In the interest of full disclosure, the machine is down right now waiting for parts from Makerbot. We took it with us to the DC Regional, and it would not operate when we arrived and set it up. Makerbot support has been fairly responsive, has sent one part along with installation instructions, and is currently sending a new motherboard.
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