Originally Posted by
RP Iron Man
@MattSteiner
For reference, I have built a few semi-custom Prusa I2 printers for about $600 with print quality comparable to that of the Makerbot printers. Of course the build volume is not as large and it cannot print as fast (doe to the lack of stability of the Prusa I2 design) but my prints look great. The key here is to spend your money where it counts: GT2 belts and pulleys, and precision linear rails.
BTW, makerbots are definitely NOT the leading printers...
Eric
Printer will print perfect...
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