MakerBot Replicator Dual Extrusion (2-color printing)

The MakerBot Replicator is the ultimate personal 3D printer, with dual extruders (2-color printing) and a bigger printing footprint, giving you the superpower to print things BIG! Assembled in Brooklyn by skilled technicians, the MakerBot Replicator is ready within minutes to start printing right out of the box.

Personalized manufacturing using a MakerBot Replicator opens up a world of innovation, customization and creativity. Create your own 3D designs or download one of the thousands of models from Thingiverse.com, and turn your ideas into real, physical objects.

With the MakerBot Replicator, you can invent the future and also be a hero around the house. Make shower curtain rings, bath plugs, door knobs, or create custom gifts for special occasions. Design it, MakerBot it and give it away. With a MakerBot Replicator, you’ve got an inexhaustible supply of awesome.

The MakerBot Replicator - A Tool from Tomorrow, Today

The MakerBot Replicator is a new way of making the things you want and need. The MakerBot Replicator embodies the spirit of innovation, allowing you to make things right when you need them and right where you are. Instead of going shopping, MakerBot it!

Plus, if there’s an apocalypse this year, those with a MakerBot Replicator will be equipped to create anything needed for survival. Get a MakerBot Replicator to create the things you’ll need when the world ends and stores close down.

Fully Assembled, Factory Tested, Dedicated Support

Each MakerBot Replicator is assembled by hand in the MakerBot workshop in Brooklyn NY. If you have questions or need our assistance, the MakerBot Support Team is available to make sure you have a positive experience, right out of the box. When you get your MakerBot Replicator, you’ll have your machine up and running in no time.

Make It Big

The MakerBot Replicator makes big things. With a build envelope that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread, it gives you the power to go big. Make an entire chess set with the press of a button. Friends, co-workers, and family will see the things you make and say “Wow!”

Big Decision: Should you buy a single or dual extrusion MakerBot Replicator?

The new MakerBot Stepstruder MK8 is the extruder part of the machine that turns raw feedstock into the objects of your desire. This engineering marvel sits at the the heart of every MakerBot. The MakerBot Stepstruder is built on years of successful engineering. You can order your MakerBot Replicator with single or dual MakerBot Stepstruders on it. By choosing the dual extrusion option, you'll print with two different colors at the same time. MakerBot Dualstrusion unlocks the ability to make beautiful combinations of colors and opens the door to experimenting with multi-material objects. (Please note that all Replicators in Seeed pre-order are with Dual extruders!)

Onboard Interface Controller

Each MakerBot Replicator now ships standard with an LCD panel and video-game-style control pad. The LCD screen provides build statistics and monitoring information, and full control of the machine without the use of a computer. Using the SD Card slot, you can load models and begin builds directly from the control pad. Pack up the Bot, and grab your SD Card and you’re ready to go to your friends birthday and make all the party favors. Print anywhere!

Open Source Hardware

MakerBot Industries believes in the power of sharing. We encourage MakerBot Operators to publish their designs to Thingiverse so that others may be inspired by their work and build on it. We lead by example by sharing the machine designs including the lasercut files and the software that runs our machines.

Includes Plastic!

Dual-extruder machines include two kilogram spools, one natural and one black!

Product Highlights

• The MakerBot Replicator is assembled and tested prior to shipment.
• Go big! With a print volume of more than 300 cubic inches, you’ll be making things the size of a loaf of bread.
• A new world of color. By choosing the dual extrusion option you can make multicolored objects.
• Low cost consumables. Print in either ABS (what Lego® is made of) or PLA (a bio-material made from corn).

Technical Specifications

Printing

• Build envelope: 225 x145 x150 millimeters or 8.9 x 5.7 x 5.9 inches
• Build Volume: almost 5 liters
• Layer thickness: Choose .2-.3mm with stock nozzle.
• Stock nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm
• Speed: 40 mm/s
• Flow rate: approximately 24 cc/hr
• Maximum recommended extruder temperature: 230°C
• Maximum temperature for heated build platform: 120°C
• Positioning precision: 2.5 micron on Z axis 11 micron on XY axes

Electronics

• MakerBot MightyBoard single-piece motherboard
• 5 axis, 1/16 micro-stepping motor control
• 4x20 LCD character display and multi-directional control pad
• Piezoelectric buzzer
• Software-controllable RGB LED lighting
• Universal Power Supply - 100-240V, 50/60Hz, 4.0A (input), and takes standard IEC cable

Software

• Controlled through ReplicatorG
• Compatibility: Linux, Windows, and OSX
• Print from SD card or over USB
• Input file type: STL, gcode

Materials

• Works with ABS, PLA, and other materials
• Filament diameter: 1.75 mm

Mechanical

• Linear ball bearings
• Precision ground 8 mm shafts
• Durable ABS injection-molded parts
• Snap-on, snap-off carriage assemblies
• Overall dimensions: 320 x 467 x 381 millimeters or 12.6 x 18.4 x 15 inches
• Shipping weight: 32lbs

DISCLAIMER. OUR PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLY KITS MAY BE USED BY EXPERIENCED, SKILLED USERS, AT THEIR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY, RISK, LIABILITY AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM ASSEMBLY OR OPERATION OF OUR PRODUCTS.