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Last edit: 11. Dec. 2012, 23:42h
After the first PLA spool
With these my first 500g PLA-spools is gone. Here some examples what I printed till now. All together these are about 250g and the 250g left were used to try things out or for failed prints.
Last edit: 09. Dec. 2012, 22:10h
Shop for PLA and ABS-Plastics for Europe
It was quite hard to find a cheaper PLA-plastics offerer for Germany which could offer 1.75mm PLA. That is what you need for the Makerbot Replicator 2. Today I found a shop which offers exactly that in Amsterdam for about 28 Euro / kg PLA. That is close to half as expensive than other offerings. There are additional 10 Euros for shipping, but it is nevertheless a nice offer. Link top shop: Plastic2Print
Last edit: 02. Dec. 2012, 23:37h
150 Micron Print
Finally done... my first although very easy print with 0,15 mm layerheight has been completed. 150 Microns with the Makerbot 150 Microns print with the Makerbot side I did it by changing the fillment 2 times while printing.
Last edit: 02. Dec. 2012, 14:14h
Layer-Thickness
And now about the dark sides of the Replicator 2 or very likely any 3d printer: At this time I can not print at a layer thickness of 0,1 mm. I can print very uncertain time the printer will not extrude any more PLA. At a middle quality setting (for instance 0.27mm it is quite easy to print without a problem but at 0.1mm it is much harder to even start the print. What this is all about? It is about the precission of the adjustment. That includes ...
Last edit: 27. Nov. 2012, 20:35h
Makerware 1.03 Update
Today there is new update for Makerware available. Officially the update is only for printing the highest layers a little better but I am able to print in the highest resolution too. Rock on Makerbot Inc.! Get it here!
Last edit: 27. Nov. 2012, 20:18h
Makerware
After a few test I can say (like others did before) that Makerware is not yet ready to be used exclusively. There is for instance a bug which prevents it to print at the highest resolutions... This is a pitty because it really is a better interface and much easier to use than Replicator G, the open source software used before. Anyway you can still use Replicator G and it works as it should. Like that I would say you should try it with Replicator ...