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Best3DPrinters2014
ByRichardBaguley ,OCTOBER13,201411:00PM

1.Best3DPrinter2014-Top-Rated3DPrinters-Tom's
Guide
"StarTrek"promisedreplicatorsthatcouldprintoutanythinginseconds,evenacupof"EarlGrey,hot."Whilethetechnologyisn'tthereyet,itis
gettingcloser,thankstoconsumer3Dprinters.Thesedevicesconvertadigitaldesignintoanysmall,plastic3Dobjectthatyourimaginationand
designskills(ordesignsyoudownload)cancomeupwith,fromatchotchketoareplacementpartforadevicetoaprototype
Home3Dprintersmostlyuseaprocesscalled,alternately,filamentdepositionmanufacturing(FDM)orfusedfilamentfabrication(FFM).A
plasticfilamentismeltedandthendepositedontoasmoothsurface(calledtheprintbed)bytheprinterextruder.Theprintbedislowered,and
theobjectisbuiltuplayerbylayer.
BESTBUDGET3D
PRINTER

BEST3DPRINTER
FORBEGINNERS

BESTDIY3D
PRINTER

PrintrbotSimple
Maker

CubifyCube3

MakerGeeks
RepRapMini
Kossel

BEST3DPRINTER
FOR
ENTHUSIASTS

BESTRESIN
PRINTER

BEST3DPRINTER
FORSMALL
BUSINESSES

BEST3DPRINTER
FOR
EXPERIMENTERS

NEW&NOT

FormlabsForm1+

StratasysMojo

HyrelE2Hobbyist

RoboX3DP

Products

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Pricing

MakerBot
Replicator5thGen

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Most3DprintersuseeitherABS(acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene)orPLA(polylacticacid)plastic,bothofwhichmelteasily.MostusersstartwithPLA,butthenmoveontothetougher(but
slightlyhardertouse)ABSplastic.(Someprinterscanusemoreexoticmaterials,likeclay,plasticineorevenchocolate.)
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Althoughimprovementskeepcoming,theconsumermodelsavailablenowarelimited.Theyprintslowly,useonlyasmallnumberofmaterialsinlimitedcolors,andrequirealotof
tweakingtogetitworkingwell.Butonceyougetyour3Dprinterupandrunning,havingcustombuiltobjectsontapisagreatfeatureforthemodernhousehold.Wevepickedthebest
3Dprintersforhowyouwanttousethem.Theseprinterscan'tyetproduceacupoftea,buttheycanproducethecupandmanyotherthings.
PrintrbotSimpleMaker

BestBudget3DPrinter
Simplicityiskeywhenitcomestobudget3Dprinters:youwantthemoststraightforward,cheapestmodelthatcandothejob.Thatsthe
PrintrbotSimple,whichisavailableinanumberofdifferentversions,startingat$349forthebuildityourselfkitor$449preassembled.
ThisisanofrillsprinterthatusesPLAmaterialtocreatesmallprintsquicklyandwithdecentquality.Theprinterisbuiltfromlasercutwood
(ametalversionisavailable,startingat$539)andhasexposedelectronicsandprintingmechanismstokeepthecostdown,soitwouldnt
workforyoungerchildrenwhomaybetemptedtopoketheirfingerswheretheyshouldn't.Butitdoesmeanthatyouseeexactlyhowthe
deviceworks.Simplicitymeanslimitations,though.ItcanonlyprintinPLAplastic,whichmeansprintsaremorebrittlethanABSones.The
printvolumeissmall,at4x4x4inches,althougha$139expansionunitincreasesthisto7.2by4by5.5inches.Thereisalsonostand
aloneprinting:Ithastobedrivenbyacomputer.ButtheSimpleMakerprovidesaneasy,lowcostintroductiontotheworldof3Dprinting
withoutlayingdownalotofcash.
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CubifyCube3

Best3DPrinterforBeginners
3Dprintingcanbecomplicated,soit'sbesttostartoutwithastraightforwardprinter.Pricedat"under$1,000"(allthemanufacturerhassaid
sofar),theCubifyCube3isoneofthesimplestprintersavailable.Thecompanyputsthefilament(eitherABSorPLA)inasealedcartridge
thatisavailablein20colors,andiseasytochange.Thesystemalsoprovidessoftwarethatoutlinesastepbystepapproachtoprinting.
Thepackageincludesplentyofpremadedigitaldesignstocustomizeandprint.At$1,000orless,theCube3iscompetitivelypriced
againstsimilar(thoughlesspolished)printersliketheSolidoodle4thgeneration.TheCubeisalsosafeforkidstouse.Becausethere'sno
heatedprintbed,youwon'thavetoworryaboutburnedfingers.Plus,theprintsareeasytoremovefromtheprintbed.TheCubeconnects
tocomputersoverWiFi,makingitsimpletosharedesignsamongmultiplePCs.
TheCube'ssimplicityhasitsdownsides.YouhavetobuyCubify'sfilamentcartridges,whichcostalittlemorethangenericspoolsand
comeinonlyfivecolors.AndCubify's90daywarrantyisshortforaprinterdesignedtohandletheroughandtumbleoffamilyor

educationaluse.Overall,though,thisprinter'ssimple,userfriendlydesignandsoftwaremakeglitchesmuchlesslikely.
Theprinterisduesoon,buthasn'tyetgoneonsale.

MakerGeeksRepRapMiniKossel

BestDIY3DPrinter
Ifyouwanttoreallyunderstandhow3Dprinterswork,youcan'tbeattheexperienceofbuildingyourown.ThemostinterestingDIY3D
printeratthemomentistheRepRapMiniKossel.This3Dprinterisadeltadesign,meaningthreemotorizedarmsmovetheprintheadin
threedimensions,ratherlikeaspiderhangingfromitsweb.SincetheMiniKoesselisacompletelyopensourcedesign,freelyavailable
plansdocumenteverythingyouneedtoknowabouthowtobuildthedevice.Youcanbuythepartsatahardwarestore,or3Dprintthem
fromtheprovidedfiles.
Youdon'thavetogothatroute,though:MakerGeekssellsakitofthe3Dprintedplasticpartsfor$70andtheelectronicsfor$490.Addina
feweasilyavailablenuts,boltsandbeamsfortheframe,andyouhaveallyouneedtobuildyourown3Dprinterandlearnalotinthe
processallforatotalcostoflessthan$900.

MakerBotReplicator5thGen

Best3DPrinterforEnthusiasts
ThelatestgenerationofMakerBot'sReplicator3Dprintertakesthepromiseofplugandprinttoanewlevelbyincreasingthesize,
resolutionandspeedofprints.Thismodelincreasesthemaximumprintsizefromolderreplicatorsto9.9x7.8x5.9inches,atotalof456
cubicinches,andupstheaccuracy,withaminimumlayersizeof0.1mm.
MakerBotalsoclaimsthatthe5thgenerationversionprints11percentfasterthanthepreviousedition.Abuiltinwebcamonthis$2,8993D
printerallowsyoutomonitorthebuildprocessfromaPCorsmartphone,andanenclosedbuildspacemeansfewerprintingsmellsand
printsspoiledbydrafts.MakerBothasfocusedonprintingwithPLAforthisgenerationofitsdevices,andhasalsoaddeda3inchLCD
screentomakeiteasiertousetheprinterasastandalonedevice.TheReplicatorcanalsobecontrolledoverUSBandEthernet
connections,withaWiFioptioncomingsoon.Soifyoujustwantaprinterthatyoucanpluginandusewithouthassle,the5thGen
Replicatorisourpick.

FormlabsForm1+

BestResinPrinter
Resinprintingisanotherworldabovestandardfuseddepositionmodelingprintersthatmostconsumersarebuying.Insteadofsimple
plastic,Resinprintersproduceobjectswithatleast4xgreaterdetailbyusingalasertotraceoutandhardenfinelayersofresin.For
combinationofpriceandperformance,theFormlabsForm1+setsthestandard.Whileit'snotcheap,theultrafinequalityitdeliversiswell
worthitforartisans,engineersandenthusiastswhoneedorwanttoproduceobjectswithexquisitedetailratherthanroughshapes.The
designandoperationaresimple,thankstowelldesignedcontrolsoftware.Extractingfinishedjobsfromtheprintbedcanbetricky,but
someglitchesaretobeexpectedwithcuttingedgetechnology.
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StratasysMojo

Best3DPrinterforSmallBusinesses
Smallbusinessesandserioushobbyistswhousea3Dprinteronadailybasisneedamodelthatisreliableandoffersverygoodtech
supportifitbreaks.StratasysMojoisthebestpickforitsexcellentsupport,whichincludesonsiteserviceandeasysupplyordering.Thatall
comesataprice,though:ahefty$9,995.
TheMojoprintsusingABSPlusthermoplastic,whichStratasysclaimsisstrongerandlighterthannormalABS,soitissuitedformaking
complexandlargerobjects.TheMojocanalsosimultaneouslyprintwithawatersolublesupportmaterialcalledSR30,whichprovides
supportforcomplexobjectsduringprinting.Whentheprintiscomplete,thesupportmaterialcanbequicklydissolvedwithwater.TheMojo
includesawasherthatdoesthisautomatically,soyoudon'tevenneedtogetyourhandswet.

MORE:Resin:TheNextLittleThingfor3DPrinting
HyrelE2Hobbyist

Best3DPrinterforExperimenters
fyouwanttopushtheboundariesof3Dprinting,theHyrelHobbyististhemodelforyou.Thisnewprintersupportsuptofourextruders,soyoucanprintmultiplecopiesofobjects
atonce,orprintwithmultiplematerialsorcolorsinoneobject.AnditgoesbeyondstandardABSandPLAplastic.TheoptionalEMO25extrudercanhandlematerialslikeairdried
clay,silicone,PlayDohorSugru,whichmakesflexibleobjects.(However,thesematerialsareexperimentalandnotwidelytested.)Thecompanyisalsoexperimentingwithother

materialssuchasnylon.Theseextruderscanalsobequicklyswappedout,sotheE2Hobbyistissomewhatfutureproof.
TheE2Hobbyistisreasonablypricedforallthosecapabilities:$2,145,whichincludesoneextruder.EachEMO25extruderisanadditional
$200,or$250forthepromodelwithfivenozzles.AnallinoneversionoftheprinterwithabuiltinPC(theE3)startsat$2,345.
Therearecaveats:Hyrelisanew,unprovencompany,andmodelsareavailableonlyonapreorderbasis,withabacklogofseveral
weeks,ButtheE2Hobbyistisbyfarthebestoptionforthosewhowanttoexperimentwithprintingmaterialsbeyondbasicplastic.

RoboX3DPrinter

New&Notable
CES2014wasthedebutantesballforalotof3Dprinters,buttheonethatrosetothetopwastheRoboX,anewprinterfromCELUK.
ComingoffahotKickstartercampaign,this3Dprintertakesanewapproachtousingplasticfilamenttoprint:usingtwodifferentlyshaped
nozzles.Thesearethebusinessendoftheprinter,wheretheplasticgetssquirtedouttocreatetheobject.ExistingFDM(FusedDeposit
Manipulation)printersuseonefixednozzle,whichpartlydeterminesthethicknessoftheprintinglayer.
TheRoboXusestwo:alargeonewithaholeof0.8mmdiameterthatdepositslotsofplasticforthicklayers(andquickprinting),anda
smaller0.3mmdiameteronethatdepositslessplastic,forthinnerlayers.Combinetheseandyougetthebestofbothworlds:quickprinting
ofpartslikeinternalsupportsthatarentvisible,andmorepreciseprintingofthedelicatedetailsontheoutsidesurfaceoftheprint.The
companyhasalsodesignedaninterchangeableprintheadsystem,which,theyclaim,willallowthemtoaddsupportforprintinginother
materials,ortosubsequentlyaddcompletelynewfeaturessuchas3Dscanning.Pricedat$1,349andavailableinthefirstquarterofthis
year,theRoboXlookslikeapromisingprinterthattakesadifferentapproachthanmostoftheonescurrentlyonoffer.

PegasusTouchPrinter

MostPromisingStartup
3DPrintersthatusetheSTL(STereoLithography)printingaretypicallyexpensive,becausethetechnologyiscomplicated.However,anew
entranttothe3Dprintermarketispromisingtobringdownthecost.ThePegasusTouchprinterfromFullSpectrumLaser(whomakelaser
cutters)ispromisingtobeingdownthecostoftheseveryaccurateprintersbyofferinganSTLprinterforaround$2,249.ThePegasus
printerusesthesametechnologyasitsmoreexpensivesiblings,buildingobjectsfromapolymerresinusingabluelightlaserthatsolidifies
theresin,buildingtheobjectlayerbylayer.
ThePegasusTouchhasanimpressivesetoffeatures,includinga7by7by9inchbuildvolumeandabuiltinLinuxcomputerthatcontrols
theprintingprocessandmakesitastandalonedevice.Thismeansitcanprintdirectlyfroma3Dmodelwithoutrequiringaseparate
computertocreatetheprintingpath.Asthenameimplies,italsoincludesatouchscreenthatallowsyoutocontroltheprinterdirectly,as
wellasGigabitEthernet.Thecompanywillbesellingtheresinusedtoprintmodelsinavarietyofcolorsandtextures,atacostof$100per
kilogram.ThePegasusTouchwillbeshippinginJuly,althoughAprilshippingisavailableforthosewhopaymore.AftertheKickstarter
campaigncompletes,thePegasusTouchwillbeavailableforapriceof$3,349.

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