No longer open source, the Replicator 2 nevertheless impresses with major upgrades.
Torture test print. Click to view large.
THE REPLICATOR 2 IS THE NEWEST ITERATION OF MAKERBOT’S wildly popular Replicator. Now faster, quieter, and with a paper-thin 100-micron minimum layer height, the Replicator 2 is worthy of its 2.0 badge. It sports a new steel frame, oil-impregnated bronze linear bearings, and a 37% larger build volume, and it’s optimized for PLA.
2013 MAKE Ultimate Guide To 3D Printing
- 3D Printers Buyer's Guide — 15 Reviewed
- Getting Started in 3D
- Learn the Software Toolchain
- 3D Design for Beginners
- 3D Printing without a Printer
Just Released! 2014 MAKE Ultimate Guide To 3D Printing
- Primo Features LCD control panel, cold pause, paper-thin layer heights
- Print volume 11.2″×6″×6.1″
- Print speed 80–100mm/sec
- Print material PLA
- Resolution (z-axis) 0.10mm–0.34mm
- Machine software MakerWare
- Slicing software MakerWare
- OS supported Windows, Mac, Linux
- Open Source No
- Price as tested $2,199
- Pedigree MakerBot Replicator
- Print without PC? Yes, SD card
