Machine suppliers

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See this other page for Material_suppliers. Started on our local wiki http://wiki.nybi.cc/index.php/BootFabLab ; after adding the Material_suppliers list, I thought it was good to add this one too :) --Emmanuel Gilloz 16:42, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


Please keep the tables in alphabetical order

CNC Router Milling Machine

Small

Precision Milling Machine are used to make small things like PCB traces, or are good to learn the basics of cnc/gcode/etc.

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Piccolo -  ?? x ?? x ? mm Yes Yes No 70$ tiny cnc-bot
MiniCNC From Belgium 180 x 180 x ?? mm Yes Yes No 680 € Contrary to the usuals machines, you put it on the material to cut, thus you can engrave any size of material (e.g.: a door, a wall, etc.)
MTM SnapLock - 152 x 100 x 44 mm Yes  ? No 600 $ MIT project of a small precision milling machine
Roland iModela From EU 86 x 55 x 26 mm No No Yes 749 € very good little machine, especially for a first experience with a cnc and to learn this type of process

Medium (between 250 and 500 mm)

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Diylilcnc ship 254 x 254 x 51 mm Yes No No 600 - 1000 $ this is the v1, a v2 is in development
FireBall_v90 From US 304 x 457 x 76 mm No Yes No 1000 - 3000 $ beware that it is working in 120V
LumenLab Micro v3
LumenLab M3
From US 323 x 298 x 85 mm
483 x 483 x 95 mm
No Yes Yes 1300 - 2900 $
1600 - 3600 $
-
ZenToolWorks From US xxx x xxx x xx mm No Yes No 1000$ sold with Mach3/LazyCam (replace the latest by PyCam, and Mach3 by EMC2 if you can)

Large

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
CNC-Shop 3020
3040
6040
6040HD
6090
From Switzerland



955 x 615 x 100 mm
No No Yes 2570 - 3670 € 2-3 months delays
FireBall Comet From US 635 x 635 x 127 mm No No Yes 3300 $ 2 - 12 weeks lead time
Joes'2006 - cap Yes  ? No xxx $ -
PdjInc PilotPro 2626
PilotPro 2642
PilotPro 2650
From US 660 x 660 x 114 mm
660 x 1066 x 114 mm
660 x 1270 x 114 mm
No Yes Yes 3750 - 4700 $
4250 - 5200 $
4650 - 5600 $
4 weeks delay
Makko 430
Makko 640
Makko 850
Makko 1070
From France/Germany 450 x 320 x 120 mm
600 x 390 x 130 mm
800 x 520 x 120 mm
1000 x 680 x 120 mm
No No Yes 2400 - 3400 € -
ShopBot From US cap No No Yes xxxx $ -
Sindrian Arts From US cap Yes  ?  ? xxxx $ Prototyped, kickstarted, in progress

Extra Large

(add a table for those very big machines)

Plotter and Vinyl Cutter

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Dika C12 From France 300 mm No No Yes 800 € Supplied with plenty of consumables
Mimaki
Roland

Laser Engraver and Cutter

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Laser Cooling Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Buildlog - cap CO2 cooling Yes almost No cost -
Epilog From US cap CO2 air No No Yes xxxxx $ -
HPC Laserscript 6040 From UK 600 x 400 mm CO2 40-50 W water No No Yes 4000 £ Made in China, improved in Uk.
Don't forget to get a filter. They also sell bundles of PMMA at a good price.
Lasersaur - 600 x 1200 mm CO2 100W water Yes almost no 2000-4000€ -
Trotec From France cap CO2 cooling No No Yes xxxxx $ -

3D-Printer

Filament based

See also : reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_Buyers_Guide

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Type Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
A2APrinter From Canada Prusa 200 x 200 x 140 mm Yes Yes No 550 $ -
Makergear From US Prusa
Mosaic
200 x 200 x 140 mm
130 x 130 x 130 mm
Yes
 ?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
825 $
900 - 1300 $
good machines
Mendel-Parts From Netherland Orca 200 x 200 x 140 mm Yes Yes workshop 700-900€ be very patient if you order here ^^'
RepRapPro From UK Huxley
Prusa
140 x 140 x 100 mm
200 x 200 x 140 mm
Yes Yes No 500 - 600 €
xxx - xxx €
Store of Adrian Bowyer, inventor of the RepRap
Romscraj From Singapore Prusa 220 x 220 x 140 mm Yes Yes No 580 $ Gen6, LM8UU
Skb-Kiparis From Russia Prusa 200 x 200 x 140 mm Not really Yes Yes 900 - 1500 $ Prusa with vertical x-axis
The RepRap Kit Store From UK Prusa 200 x 200 x 140 mm Yes Yes No 500 £ Melzi, LM8UU, alu x-carriage
Ultimaker From Netherland Ultimaker 200 x 200 x 200 mm Yes Yes No 1200€ Bowden, 3mm

Paste based

You can also use a syringe-paste-extruder on a filament printer with a little mod (add link from Thingiverse, was made by Joris of Protospace) or by replacing the extruder for a paste-extruder (like the makerbot frostruder).

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Type Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Fab@Home From US Fab@Home  ? x ? x ? mm Yes No No 1000 $ Can print multiple materials

Powder

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Zcorp 250  ?  ? x ? x ? mm No No Yes 25 000 € (50€/kg powder) Can print in color

Waterjet Cutter

Vendor/Project (with link) Shipping location Capacities Open-Source DIY Kit Assembled Approximate costs Additional notes/Link to review page
Nanjing Jete From China  ? x ? x ? mm No No Yes  ? -


Airjet Cutter