Month: July 2016

Printed some thin shims for a razor enthusiast. They’re designed (my first design on 123d) to hold a straight razor at the right angle for a Heljestrand razor. They’re only 1.8mm thick at the thickest and drop down to a point. I had to print them really slowly to get any definition.

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Thoughts: Is getting a Thing-O-Matic working worth it ?

I was given a Makerbot Thing-O-Matic w/ ABP and i wonder if it is worth the time for me to get it working. Makerbot has stopped supporting it from there site. I am looking for the thought of this community to see if i am just going to waste my time or if i should scavenge the parts to put together something else? http://ift.tt/2a0STqk

Mcor ARKe was going to be the first “affordable” full color desktop printer. Now they’ve doubled the price.

The Mcor ARKe just changed in price from $8,995 to $17,995. It sounds like they made some improvements, but that’s a very significant difference. Here’s the email I just got.Hi there We are writing to inform you about some ARKe product enhancements and news that shipping is getting closer!Since the launch of the Mcor ARKe our engineering and design teams have worked around the clock to prepare the ARKe for shipment. Through their efforts, our team has identified ways to enhance the ARKe even further making it the most colour rich, professional desktop 3D printer on the market. So there will be three new features that the Mcor ARKe will now include when it ships.The three new features of the Mcor ARKe include: • More colours: The ARKe can now print in 2 million colours. We have achieved this through a combination of factors; a new paper ingredient, new compression software algorithms, new ink formulation and full utilisation of the print head. It is the highest measured colour in the industry. Other 3D printers out there don’t come close and we’re excited that our newest line pushes the boundaries even further in achieving photorealistic colour output. • More strength: We’re constantly striving to innovate, even after the launch of a new product, and this is especially true with the ARKe. Since January, our team has developed a new ‘Power’ adhesive that will render the ARKe models double the stiffness of parts from previous printers. And for stronger parts comes stronger hardware – the ARKe now has higher load capacity slide rails, a precision heater and a reinforced chassis to withstand the higher press force required. With this update, the ARKe will make printed objects even more suitable for functional applications. • More software: Printing photorealistic, eco-friendly and strong objects is only half the battle – creating the files and ensuring the objects will print correctly is just as important. With the introduction of our new ‘Orange Peel’ software users will enjoy professional features that will assist with file preparation including splitting and joining files, colour and texturing and file modification including smoothing, solidifying and extruding surfaces.With these new features, the Mcor ARKe will now be priced at €17,995/$17,995.We understand that you have placed your order for the ARKe at the original price of €8,995/$8,995 so we would like to provide you with the following options – · If you wish to cancel your reservation please let us know and we will provide a full refund immediately. · If you wish to keep your reservation there is no need to do anything and we will assume that you wish to hold your reservation.We look forward to commencing shipments in Q4 this year and we hope that you will stay with our reservation programme.Many thanks.Best regards http://ift.tt/2a23iM3