Comments on: MakerBot launches the Replicator 2, and a retail storefront -- a MakerBot Operator Manifesto

By: Matt Bell

Matt Bell — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:07:00 +0000

Does it irk anyone else when companies try to make up new verbs? Like MakerBotting?

By: Steve Coffman

Steve Coffman — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:42:00 +0000

It looks like Makerbot is going closed source with this release. Founder Bre wants to grow the company (currently 150 employees) substantially, and sees this as a necessary step since there’s not a lot of successful big open hardware companies, despite getting a lot of free help from the community to get where things are now. Maybe 3D printing for the masses is more of a core value than open source and slow community driven growth. Currently it’s $2500, so maybe he thinks he needs big money to get to the economy of scale where it can be back to being affordable. I’m conflicted.

By: SoItBegins

SoItBegins — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:15:00 +0000

“Ignore the naysayers. Your jackalope powered hovercraft is achievable and don’t forget to MakerBot a helmet for the jackalope.”

FOR SCIENCE! Also, because jackalopes are cute/cool.

By: Mike Warot

Mike Warot — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:16:00 +0000

100 microns per layer means this printer does 254 dpi, about the same as a 1st generation laser printer.

By: Robert Baruch

Robert Baruch — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:16:00 +0000

Why is MakerBot required to acknowledge that it is derived from RepRap?

By: Robert Holmén

Robert Holmén — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:19:00 +0000

$2200… these 3D printers for the masses seem to be getting more expensive, not less.

By: Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:55:00 +0000

and then assembled with a brick laying printer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pjV-XF0DVfM

By: GoatLordMessiah

GoatLordMessiah — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:18:00 +0000

The store better be made out of 3D printed Bricks or I’ll be disappointed.

By: FrozenFire

FrozenFire — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:06:00 +0000

And once again, MakerBot claims to have (re)invented 3D printing by slapping a steel frame onto the same printer while hiding their RepRap heritage. Bravo. Excellent business model.
(they used to acknowledge it, they now claim to have single-handedly invented 3D printing along with PLA)