Makerbot's new 3D printer prints at 100 microns

Re:Makerbot's new 3D printer prints at 100 microns by smartt on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @05:37PM (#4545702)

Didn't the old Makerbot print at 100 microns? The notes about the THE FREE UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTION KIT http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/ referenced this as a limitation when trying to print LEGOs.

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Re:Makerbot's new 3D printer prints at 100 microns by MBCook on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @07:08PM (#4546018)

Both the Replicator and Thing-o-Matic could, but you had to get your printer tuned very well. The default was ~300 microns. If these come out of the box tuned that well, that's quite nice.

I don't think (though I'm not sure) the Cupcake was capable of that, at least with the stock Z axis.

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