Machine suppliers

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
Mantis-30	-	190 x 130 x 40 mm	Yes	No	No	150 €	metric version of the Mantis
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.) / MiniCNC
MTM SnapLock	-	152 x 100 x 44 mm	Yes	?	No	600 $	MIT project of a small precision milling machine
Piccolo	-	?? x ?? x ? mm	Yes	Yes	No	70$	tiny cnc-bot
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
Shapeoko	From US	200 x 200 x 88,9 mm	Yes	Yes	No	300 - 600 $	45 days lead time (for the Inventables shop)

Medium (between 250 and 500 mm)

Vendor/Project (with link)	From	Capacities	Open-Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Additional notes/Link to review page
ID&Conception	France	500 x 300 x 100 mm	No ?	Yes	No	700 €	-
Diylilcnc	US	254 x 254 x 51 mm	Yes	No	No	600 - 1000 $	this is the v1, a v2 is in development
FireBall_v90	US	304 x 457 x 76 mm	No	Yes	No	1000 - 3000 $	beware that it is working in 120V
LumenLab Micro v3 LumenLab M3	US	323 x 298 x 85 mm 483 x 483 x 95 mm	No	Yes	Yes	1300 - 2900 $ 1600 - 3600 $	seems they have closed
Qu-Bd Rapid Prototyping Mill	US	321 x 333 x 275 mm	Yes	?	Yes	1700 - 2600 $	pre order on their shop
Solsylva	US	medium to large	No	No	No	xxx $	-
ZenToolWorks	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)
The Othercutter	-	xxx x xxx x 5mm ?	Yes ?	No ?	No ?	200$ ?	for carboard and light material (work like a plotter or the Phlatprinter)

Large

Vendor/Project (with link)	From	Capacities	port	G-code	Open Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Additional notes/Link to review page
3 Axis CNC Router	-	1100 x 600 x 100 mm			Yes	No	No	?	-
cnc router parts	US	-	?	-	?	Yes	No	?	-
CNC-Shop 3020 3040 6040 6040HD 6090	From Switzerland	955 x 615 x 100 mm	//,USB,eth	Yes	No	No	Yes	2570 - 3670 €	2-3 months delays
FireBall Comet	US	635 x 635 x 127 mm			No	No	Yes	3300 $	2 - 12 weeks lead time
Joes'2006	-	?			Yes	?	No	xxx $	(an article in french about it)
PdjInc PilotPro 2626 PilotPro 2642 PilotPro 2650	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	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	//, USB		No	No	Yes	2400 - 3400 €	-
Mechmate	-	?			No	No	No	-	-
ShopBot PRSstandard 48-48	US	1.22m x 1.22m x 0.15			No	No	Yes	11,495.00 $	-
ShopBot PRSstandard 96-48	US	2.44m x 1.22m x 0.15m			No	No	Yes	$12,895.00	-
ShopBot PRSstandard 96-60	US	2.44m x 1.52m x .15m			No	No	Yes	$14,495.00	-
Sindrian Arts Kikori	US			cap	Yes	Yes	?	4000 $	Prototyped, kickstarted

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
Creadhesif	France	-	No	No	Yes	200 - 1500 €	reseller of http://www.silhouettefr.fr/ french distributor of Graphtec products
SILOUETTE Caméo	France	-	No	No	Yes	399 €	lab location : faclab
Dika C12	France	300 mm	No	No	Yes	800 €	Supplied with plenty of consumables. Reseller of SignMax.us
Mimaki
Roland
SignMax	US	-	no	no	yes	370 - 3500 $	-

Laser Engraver and Cutter

Vendor/Project (with link)	Shipping location	Capacities	Laser	Cooling	Open-Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Fablab location	Additional notes Link to review page
Arketype	France	-	CO2	Water	No	No	Yes	5k - 30k€		Probably made in China
Buildlog	-	-	CO2	-	Yes	almost	No	?		-
Epilog Zing 16 Zing 24 Mini 18 Helix 24	US	16"x12" 406x305mm 24"x12" 610x305mm 18"x12" 457x305mm 24"x18" 610x457mm	C02 25,30,40W 30,40,50,60W 25,30,40,45W 30,40,45,50,60,75W	air	No	No	Yes	xx xxx $	- - - Artilect (France)	-
HPC Laserscript 6040	UK	600 x 400 mm	CO2 40-50 W	water	No	No	Yes	4000 £	Faclab (France)(6840=680X400) GSI lab (France)	Made in China, improved in Uk. Don't forget to get a filter. They also sell bundles of PMMA at a good price.
Lasersaur	-	610 x 1220 mm	CO2 100W	water	Yes	almost	No	8435€		in Beta development
MLLaser ML-40 ML-40A ML-40A+ ML-W400 2616	France	variable	CO2	water	No	No	Yes	1400€ 1600€ 1900€ 3600€ 16000€		Made in France, some components like the frame are from China
Multicam	US	huge	CO2	water	No	No	Yes	xx xxx $	Barcelona
Trotec SPEEDY 300	France	726 x 432 mm	CO2 12, 25, 30, 45, 60, 80, 100 Watts	-	No	No	Yes	35-55000 $	CITE DES SCIENCES ET DE L'INDUSTRIE (France)(TROTEC SPEEDY 300 (X2) & 400(X1)	AUSTRIA MADE - - (INCLUSE : DELIVERY, FORMATION, SETUP IN PLACE, SOFTWARE, EXTRACTOR (TO OUTSIDE, OR TO CARBON FILTER))
Trotec SPEEDY 400	France	-1000 x 610 mm	CO2 40-120 Watts	-	No	No	Yes	40-55000 $	ARTILECT (TOULOUSE, FRANCE) (SPEEDY 400)	AUSTRIA MADE - - (INCLUSE : DELIVERY, FORMATION, SETUP IN PLACE, SOFTWARE, EXTRACTOR (TO OUTSIDE, OR TO CARBON FILTER))
Universal Laser System	US	-	CO2	air	No	No	Yes	xx xxx $		-

3D-Printer

Other comparison charts :

• http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/
• http://boite-a-idees.org/index.php?title=Comparatif_des_imprimantes_3D_accessibles_aux_particuliers

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
Emmanuel Gilloz/whats design : Foldarap	From France	Foldarap, the folding silent reprap	... x ... x ... mm	Yes	Yes	No	600 €	Foldable, very silent, quiet, pla 1,75, same resolution as replicator 2
A2APrinter	From Canada	Prusa	200 x 200 x 140 mm	Yes	Yes	No	550 $	-
Lulzbot	From US	Prusa	200 x 200 x 140 mm	Yes	No	Yes	2500 $	-
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	245 x 215 x 185 mm	Yes	Yes	workshop	700-900€	be very patient if you order here ^^'
RepRapPro	From UK	Huxley Prusa	140 x 140 x 110 mm 200 x 200 x 110 mm	Yes	Yes	No	400 - 500 € 500 - 600 €	Store of Adrian Bowyer (inventor of the RepRap) and JeanMarc (who made the eMaker Huxley). Recommended.
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	435 £	Melzi, LM8UU
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
Unfold Studio	From Belgium	Unfold Ceramics printer	? x ? x ? mm	Yes	Yes	No	xxxx $	Ceramic printer

Powder

Vendor/Project (with link)	Shipping location	Capacities	Open-Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Additional notes/Link to review page
Zcorp 250 450 650 850	?	? x ? x ? mm	No	No	Yes	19 000 € (50€/kg powder) 29k 43k 70k	Can print in color (3k the powder pack, 2,8k for maintenance)

Resin

Vendor/Project (with link)	Shipping location	Capacities	Open-Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Additional notes/Link to review page
Objet 500	?	? x ? x ? mm	No	No	Yes	250 000 € (500€/kg resin)	Can print in many materials/colors
FORM 1 / Form Labs	?	? x ? x ? mm	No	No	Yes	2999 € (500€/kg resin)	Can print in resin

Plasma Cutter

Vendor/Project (with link)	Shipping location	Capacities	Open-Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Additional notes/Link to review page
ID CONCEPT - JD CUT / MINIMAP 6X6	FRANCE	600 x 600 mm	No	No	Yes	3 450,00 €	(without Z axis motorised (850€), chassis (850€), plasma torch (2450€ for " hyperterm powermax 45)
ID CONCEPT - JD CUT / MINIMAP 6X12	France	600 x 1200 mm	No	No	Yes	xxx xxx ?	-
ID CONCEPT - JD CUT / MINIMAP 12X12	France	1200 X 1200 mm	No	No	Yes	xxx xxx ?	-

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	xx xxx ?	-
Multistation	France	-	No	No	Yes	xxx xxx ?	-

Vacuum Forming

Vendor/Project (with link)	Shipping location	Surface	Thickness	Open-Source	DIY Kit	Assembled	Approximate costs	Additional notes/Link to review page
Multistation 300XQ 508-DT 508-FS	France	430 x 280 x 220 mm 508 x 457 x 185 mm 508 x 457 x 290 mm	6 mm	No	No	Yes	5 000 € x xxx ?	-
Thing 35402	-	-	small	Yes	No	No	xx ?	-
Thing 35486	-	-	small-medium	Yes	No	No	xx ?	-

• http://www.phlatboyz.com/

3D Scanner

• nextengine.com 3k$
• kinect+reconstructMe 100$
• david laser scanner

Lathe

• robotshop.com/tabletop-lathes.html