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Thing o Matic versus Cupcake Printing Quality

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Thing o Matic versus Cupcake Printing Quality

Post by robosavvy » Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:55 pm

Post by robosavvy
Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:55 pm

Hi

Recently the Makerbot blog has posted a picture with a comparison build of the new Makerbot and the its predecessor the Cupcake:

"One of the more frequent questions people would ask us at CES was “what’s the difference between a Thing-O-Matic and a Cupcake?” We’d tell them about the improved Z stage travel, microstepping, mechanical endstops, etc. but sometimes it’s easier to show than tell:"

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Thing-O-Matic on top, Cupcake below.

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Hi

Recently the Makerbot blog has posted a picture with a comparison build of the new Makerbot and the its predecessor the Cupcake:

"One of the more frequent questions people would ask us at CES was “what’s the difference between a Thing-O-Matic and a Cupcake?” We’d tell them about the improved Z stage travel, microstepping, mechanical endstops, etc. but sometimes it’s easier to show than tell:"

Image

Thing-O-Matic on top, Cupcake below.

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Post by Fritzoid » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:01 pm

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Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:01 pm

Hey, that's not a fair comparison... the bottom one's upside down :wink:
Hey, that's not a fair comparison... the bottom one's upside down :wink:
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Post by billyzelsnack » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:06 pm

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Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:06 pm

haha.

They also didn't mention to whether it was a cupcake with a MK4 or MK5, though maybe it does not matter since that does look like a lot of z-wobble in the print.
haha.

They also didn't mention to whether it was a cupcake with a MK4 or MK5, though maybe it does not matter since that does look like a lot of z-wobble in the print.
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