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
Little
Precision Milling Machine are used to make small things like PCB traces, etc.
Vendor/Project (with link) | Shipping location | Capacities | Open-Source | DIY Kit | Assembled | Approximate costs | Additional notes/Link to review page |
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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 € | - |
Medium (between 300 and 500 mm)
Vendor/Project (with link) | Shipping location | Capacities | Open-Source | DIY Kit | Assembled | Approximate costs | Additional notes/Link to review page |
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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 $ | - |
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) |
Big
Vendor/Project (with link) | Shipping location | Capacities | Open-Source | DIY Kit | Assembled | Approximate costs | Additional notes/Link to review page |
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Joes'2006 | ship | 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 |
ShopBot | From US | cap | No | No | Yes | xxxx $ | - |
Sindrian Arts | From US | cap | Yes | ? | ? | xxxx $ | Prototyped, kickstarted, in progress |
Plotter and Vinyl Cutter
Vendor/Project (with link) | Shipping location | Capacities | Open-Source | DIY Kit | Assembled | Approximate costs | Additional notes/Link to review page |
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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 |
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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 They also sell bundles of PMMA at a good price. |
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 |
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Romscraj | From Singapore | Prusa Mendel | 220 x 220 x 140 mm | Yes | Yes | No | 580 $ | Gen6, LM8UU |
The RepRap Kit Store | From UK | Prusa Mendel | 200 x 200 x 140 mm | Yes | Yes | No | 500 £ | Sanguinololu, LM8UU, alu x-carriage |
Ultimaker |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Nanjing Jete | From China | ? x ? x ? mm | No | No | Yes | ? | - |