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Re: Latest thinking on 3-D printer options?
I've dealt with lots of 3D printers from my time starting CADsurf.com. My advice is to stay away from any 3D systems desktop 3D printer, like the CUBE or CUBEX. As others have mentioned, right now your best bet is probably a Makerbot replicator 2. They are the most common ones right now, and they are fairly reliable. That being said all of the desktop models are quite glitchy at the moment. It will take a year or two before they get to be more reliable.
On a side note, I'd like your opinion on an upcoming initiative we are doing on CADsurf.com. We are opening up our platform for teams to share 3D printable files with other teams easily for free. We can stream files to printers or have the files available for download. I envision teams sharing and updating things they find useful throughout the season to help everyone improve their builds.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks!
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