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Makerbot Thing-o-Matic 3D Printer Review

rsk points out this "review of the $1200 Makerbot Thing-o-Matic 3D printer. After a 16-hour self-assembly and a few weeks of use, a blown PSU was replaced with a higher powered PSU via a mod to the Thing-o-Matic. Video of the Thing-o-Matic printing out little solar panel mounts from Google Sketch-up included in the review. Final thoughts suggest that the Thing-o-Matic is not a great gift for non-engineers: 'You need a decent understanding of robotics, hardware, software, electronics and mechanics, need a little hand dexterity and a ton of patience.'"

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  1. First Thing by AlienIntelligence · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I had to

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    For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion
  2. Hello by kumma · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Reprap?