Quote Originally Posted by curious aardvark View Post
So the big question pa9k
Would you buy another makerbot 5th gen - knowing what you do now and knowing how many other printers there are in the same price bracket ?
Well it was totally out of my control. I have been tasked with making this thing work. The biggest reason we got a z18 was because of the large build volume. We are in the aftermarket performance auto parts industry and we build some pretty large things. Another reason was their customer support. They are available whenever we need them and usually offer a quick remedy to whatever issue we are having.

I think we were all taken by surprise with all the issues we were having out of the gate. But we also came from using a u-print abs printer where it was very much just press a button and let it go. Printing on the makerbot requires some thought and fine tuning.

Now, that we have learned alot about the machine and new firmwares and softwares and new extruders have found their way here, I would not be opposed to us buying another z18 at some point.