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MakerBot CNC makes cupcakes, bunnies ... you name it

While working out some software kinks for the upcoming Cupcake CNC kit, Zach produced the above 3-dimensional niceties. MakerBot Industries Cupcake CNC is an extrusion-based 3D printer
capable of spawning parts for RepRap builds - fun!

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Posted by: django on April 3, 2009 at 7:04 AM

for $750 i think ill stick with sculpey...

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Posted by: stunmonkey on April 6, 2009 at 7:10 PM

For $750 I think i'll stick with my small DIY CNC mill that can actually do this to within 0.001" in my choice of materials, thank you.

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Posted by: dave on April 15, 2009 at 12:08 PM

This is based on reprap extruders, which break down a lot, and you get delamination, warping and overhang problems since there is no support extruder. Expensive, fragile and frustrating

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