![]() ![]() ![]() "That means that you can print things and when you're done with it, you can just put it in your compost pile," Pettis said. The Replicator can print in ABS plastic (which is what Lego blocks are made of), or PLA, a biomaterial made from corn. The base setup costs $1,749, but an extra $250 will fetch you the dual-extruder configuration, which allows the machine to print with two different colors or two different materials simultaneously. The Replicator features an LCD screen on the front that lets users monitor their builds. "It's a big improvement in size," Pettis said from the showroom floor of CES 2012. ![]() Whereas the company’s previous 3-D printing machine, called the Thing-O-Matic, could make objects up to roughly the size of an apple, the Replicator has a print volume of more than 300 cubic inches and can crank out things that are about the size of a loaf of bread, explained MakerBot CEO and co-founder Bre Pettis. LAS VEGAS – MakerBot this week announced the third generation of its consumer-friendly 3-D printing machine, called the Replicator. ![]()
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