Printrbot LC

For the tech-savvy, Printrbot offers expandability, speed and acceptable prints at a reasonable price.

Torture test print. Click to view large.

THE PRINTRBOT IS A RELATIVE NEWCOMER to the field of consumer- grade 3D printers and is touted by its creator, Brook Drumm, as “your first 3D printer.” After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in December 2011, where they received over $800,000 in funding, Printrbot has been working to develop low-cost printers that can maintain quality while increasing portability. They’ve produced a few different models to suit a variety of user needs, from the Printrbot Plus with its 8″×8″×8″ print volume, to the compactable Printrbot Jr.

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Primo Features Extendable in any axis, heated print bed, SD card slot
Print volume 6″×6″×6″
Print speed Up to 200mm/sec
Print material ABS, PLA
Resolution (z-axis) 0.4mm–0.1mm
Machine software Printrun/Pronterface
Slicing software Slic3r, Skeinforge
OS supported Windows, Mac, Linux
Open Source Yes
Price as tested $799 assembled
Pedigree Original
Print without PC? Yes, SD card

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4 Responses to Printrbot LC

DonaldJ on November 17th, 2012 at 6:33 pm said:

“Primo Features” are for the Cube, not the Printrbot.

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DonaldJ on November 20th, 2012 at 1:13 pm said:

Thanks for fixing that.

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Nickolai on December 2nd, 2012 at 8:03 pm said:

I gotta say, that torture test piece looks pretty awful, good on overhang but otherwise extremely terrible. Can anyone comment on calibrating this machine and whether or not it can produce real quality parts?

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Paolo on December 9th, 2012 at 9:23 am said:

Yer i s very VERY awful.

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