[MakeLV] Prusa Mendel v. MakerBot

[Tony Buser]

Yeah with the kind of explosion of low end printers lately, I often think of
it as the difference between Linux/Mac/Windows.  The different RepRap
variations are quickly becoming like Linux distros.  The MakerBot is like a
Mac.  Things like the UP! or RapMan are like Windows.  And the big
commercial printers that cost a fortune are like IBM mainframes.  :)

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com>wrote:

> Yep, I missed that. Congratulations on the new-ish job!
>
> Thanks for you thoughts. That's very good info. It sounds similar to
> the advice I've handed out on the Gentoo v. Ubuntu  question. Do you
> want to learn what you're doing or do you want to get to doing
> something? Unfortunately, my answer to that question is yes!
>
> JSR/
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Tony Buser <tbuser at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I guess you missed I also now work for MakerBot, so I'm a little biased.
> :)
> >
> > Seriously though, I've become much more interested in actually making
> things
> > instead of hacking on printers.  Each one has it's pros and cons.  Making
> a
> > reprap is an awesome thing to do and it's a lot of fun, however if you
> want
> > to get going quickly and easily, MakerBot has the advantage and the time
> > saved is worth the extra cost.  Before MakerBot switched to a stepper
> based
> > extruder, I would have said that with a lot of time and effort, that a
> > reprap was superior.  However now, I get the best quality with my
> > Thing-o-Matic than any of my repraps.  A whiteant takes a lot of effort
> and
> > isn't much cheaper in the long run, but you can make it with simple wood
> > working tools and it can be more easily converted to do light CNC
> cutting.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey Tony,
> >> I just ran across your profile on the makerbot website.
> >>
> >> (
> http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/03/17/we-3-the-makerbot-operators-tony-buser-pennsylvania-usa/
> )
> >> I guess I'm a bit behind. Good to know someone with such experience in
> >> 3D printing is hanging around. I'd seen your comments when we talked
> >> about it, but hadn't looked up your background.
> >>
> >> So I see you've printed both the Prusa Mendel and own a couple
> >> MakerBots. Is there anything that would be missed by going with the
> >> RepRap versus a MakerBot? I've been looking to get into the 3D
> >> printing thing for less and have considered the Prusa Mendel.
> >>
> >> I saw you're messing around with the White Ant project also. Should I
> >> be considering that? It's the first I've seen of it.
> >>
> >> JSR/
> >
> >
>
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