If you want to get into 3D printing but don’t know where to start, the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic Kit is the way to go. It’s a complete kit, so you need no additional parts, and a large user community can back you up if problems pop up (not to mention Thingiverse, where you can find awesome open source designs). It took me about 20 hours to build the Thing-O-Matic and start printing, and I improved its accuracy with more tuning, calibrating, and tinkering with settings in the ReplicatorG software. If you have any trouble, read the discussion at the bottom of every build step. I’ve since 3D-printed many fun and handy things (everyone loves a 3D-printed gift!) and the MakerBot is now by far the most-used machine at MAKE Labs.
MakerBot Thing-O-Matic
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hola vivo en Colombia pero mi país es muy pobre en ese campo de la invención y me gustaría saber si tienen la revista en español
No publicar la revista en español. Sin embargo, echa un vistazo al blog MAKE en español! http://es.makezine.com
so want
Very Cool indeed
Great kit, I will dream with it, as it is almost impossible to bring it to Brazil (would need to pay around 80% in taxes)!
Take a look at the Reprap wiki. I’m sure that getting the parts would be less expensive
Makerbot Thing-o-Matic takes some tweaking to get good results, but the output is worth the tinkering needed.
this is the 1st step to do incredible things
I have been watching all of the great stuff made by so many people out there. I am looking forward to showing off the stuff I can create with the Maker-Bot. The Maker-Bot is absolutely elegant and beautiful.
so very useful
This would be the ultimate toy, I mean tool.
Would love to add this to my workshop in progress
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Can I make Lego blocks with this?
wonder which is more economical
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Cool! I’d love to win a Makerbot!!!
First step thing-o-matic, next step Replicator.
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I hope I win!
I want one!
This would be the best gift I could ever get for my hubby .
Cool Toy!
A replicator would be great. Star Trek technology is becoming a reality.
Really want this!!!! Could make so much stuff
did I win?
Me want!
So many amazing possibilities! I would love to have one of these for my two engineering loving boys!
These 3D printers are so weird and fantastic. I can’t get over them, really.
they just get better and better
Luv engineering . REally want to win!!!!
Awsome product. MUST HAVE!
Gimme gimme gimmie! 3D printing is awesome, and Makerbot is leading the charge!
I’ve used a 3-D printer before (not this one, but one for some school systems). If I could do the things it does at home, I could make a bunch of neat things for my robots and teams.
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I saw a demo at an art show. It would be an interesting thing to have around the house.
What base does it use? Would love to see one up close!
Fascinating…
Are other printing materials supported, though? What are the options for using different or more readily available plastics, etc.?
Was directed to this site by the Make kitaday competition…
i’d love to have a makerbot ! 3D printing is the next revolution !
this is sweet
I so want one!
MakeerBot Thing-O-Matic: it’s not SciFi anymore!
I work in the movie industry and my friends in props would love one of these babies….
(Wishful Canadian)
It would be so cool to own one of these magnificent machines
Im trying to get together a Prusa Mendel, getting the plastic parts seems to be very hard, with that one, damn, I could print them myself. Also could start to feed the hungry reprap builders here in finland..
That’d be incredible to own
I really want this. A lot.
A designers dream tool.
what is the resolution of the machine… how fine can it go?
I’d love one of these for the holidays
nice blue bunny
This would be a great project to do for the holidays, to print in 3D your pictures of the Xmas tree.
The makerbot , if what you need isn’t invented, now it will be…please send it to me…