MAKERBOT Replicator Mini

Cubify Cube 3 Vs Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Print Quality+1 pts

  Definitely an improvement in the print quality

• Reliability-1 pts

  I've had two 'smart' extruders replaced and I'm about to have a 3rd replaced.

Makerbot Replicator Mini Configuration Question

• Print Quality-1 pts

  whenever I print something the quality of the printing is very low.

Makerbot Replicator Mini Pid Tune

• Reliability-1 pts

  the printer was giving temperature sag errors at the time.

Cubify Cube 3 Vs Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Reliability-1 pts

  100% agree with this. I own the MakerBot Mini and the extruder on these are horrible... horrible. The MakerBot support is pretty subpar as well and you now have to pay an extra $200-300 a year for MakerBot support. I've gotten some decent prints from mine but it constantly clogs. What I will say that I like is MakerBot's software MakerBot Desktop. I do enjoy that tool and that I can monitor my prints from my phone when I'm home. Also with the MakerBot Mini you always have to print with rafts unless you make your own custom profile. On a side note, it is definitely one of the most plug-and-play type printers but you will definitely run into issues with it and the turnaround from MakerBot is not great at all.

• Build Plate & Leveling-1 pts

  you always have to print with rafts unless you make your own custom profile.

• Value & Support-1 pts

  The MakerBot support is pretty subpar as well

Makerbot Replicator Mini Non

• Reliability-1 pts

  They're not particularly reliable and are known for warping issues

Makerbot Replicator Mini Pid Tune

• Reliability-1 pts

  I've also gotten temperature sag errors where it drops more than 20 degrees below the target temperature.

Makerbot Replicator Mini 1039 Error

• Build Plate & Leveling-1 pts

  the error is an issue with the file being sliced for a larger printer.

Makerbot Replicator Mini Slicing Issue

• Build Plate & Leveling-1 pts

  I have a Replicator Mini 5th Gen with the standard smart extruder but can't get it to even print the demo stuff as it's formatted for the smart extruder pro.

This blog is, in my opinion, just a shill. Makerbot has not "solved the reliability problem of their smart extruders", they still suck. They do offer "five packs" of them though so you can go through them like over priced ink cartridges. And 100 x 100 x 125 as a build volume is limited to really about 75 x 75 x 100, so great if you're making key chain fobs but not so great if you are making anything else. Not to mention that the Makerbot Mini is nearly $1400 whereas a Printrbot Simple Metal is $700 (with a heated bed so you can print ABS plastic with it) does better prints and you can fix it with parts that cost way less than a single "smart" extruder at $175.

• Print Quality-1 pts

  This blog is, in my opinion, just a shill. Makerbot has not "solved the reliability problem of their smart extruders", they still suck. They do offer "five packs" of them though so you can go through them like over priced ink cartridges. And 100 x 100 x 125 as a build volume is limited to really about 75 x 75 x 100, so great if you're making key chain fobs but not so great if you are making anything else. Not to mention that the Makerbot Mini is nearly $1400 whereas a Printrbot Simple Metal is $700 (with a heated bed so you can print ABS plastic with it) does better prints and you can fix it with parts that cost way less than a single "smart" extruder at $175.

• Reliability-1 pts

  Makerbot has not "solved the reliability problem of their smart extruders", they still suck.

Makerbot Replicator Mini Printing Problems

• Print Quality-1 pts

  the bottom layers don't seem to be setting properly toward the back of the plate.

Under Extrusion Issues Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Print Quality-1 pts

  Hi 3Dprinting, I have a MakerBot Replicator Mini that I have just been given and I am having issues with the models I print being under extruded. When I got the printer 3 weeks ago, the first prints I did came out great. Now I'm getting under extrusion. There are gaps in my flat surfaces which from what I can read means under extrusion. Does anyone have any experience with this printer and can point me in the right direction to fix this?

Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Reliability-1 pts

  The extruder is a sealed unit that you cannot open and it will eventually clog requiring an expensive replacement.

Cubify Cube 3 Vs Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Reliability-1 pts

  it uses the smart extruder which is notorious for being prone to jams.

Is It Normal To Buy A Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Reliability-1 pts

  I've only read about problems with MakerBot machines.

Is It Normal To Buy A Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Reliability-1 pts

  The smart extruders can be really dumb.

Is It Normal To Buy A Makerbot Replicator Mini

• Reliability-1 pts

  Everything doesn't work and it straight out sucks.