Open Source 3D Printing Now More Accurate Than Proprietary Printers Too

By vik - Posted on September 27th, 2011
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A milestone has been passed in the Open Source control software for 3D printers, allowing an NZ$800 RepRap to produce higher resolution output than an NZ$25,000 commercial 3D printer using the same basic printing technology. The RepRap is also printing faster than the proprietary offering and uses cheaper, multi-sourced consumables.

Details and images here http://blog.reprap.org/2011/09/tipping-point-of-print-quality-open.html

3d printers in NZ
Submitted by Potential Contributor (not verified) on October 26, 2012 - 16:33.

For the guys that don't want to build their own 3D printers, there is the fully assembled UP Mini 3D Printer that can produce quality parts, take a look at UP Mini 3D Printer

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