Hi all!
I am thinking of getting a cube cubify because I could get one quite cheap!
What do you think about them? Pros and Cons? Experiences?
I know that the building area is pretty small and that you can only use their filament.
Cheers
Dario
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jaked
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How cheap is cheap? If more than $450-$600, I would look at the XYZ Da Vinci or Solidoodle Press. If less, and in good working condition, you might just jump on it. Although I’ve never used one, 3D Systems makes high quality products and with the exception of the whole filament issue ($30 for 300g vs $30 for 600g [da vinci] or $30 for 1kg [generic]) I am sure it prints great. NOTE: I am not sure the Cube offers ABS.
Hey Dario, I know that @myrddinstarhawk has experience with the Cubify Cube 2nd gen - maybe he can help? @Christian_CAD @Luuk - please jump in if you’ve used the Cube before.
It costs about 650 US dollar with 6 filaments. It is a sample product from a big electronic market! So they just printed some examples.
The XYZ Da Vinci costs in Europe about 780 US dollar.
I already have seen filament hacks (picture).
Hey, would be cool if somebody could help me out.
i bought one november last year. due to weather it took 3 weeks to arive. i had it a week and sent it back because of its crappy slicing software. limited design software and inability to print solid objects. i set it to print several items at 100% fill and ended up with items that were less than 50% the inside looked like stacks of paper with big gaps between them. the rafts were printed patchwork and were so stuck to the printed item i could not remove them. the filament costs $50 for a 0.7 lb spool. instead of $26 for a 2 kilo IE 2.2 lbs like other printers use. the cartridge is made with severl times more plastic than it holds. it contains a computer chip that regulates what and how much filament is in the spool and despite the filiment guide listed in this posts comments once the chip says the spool is empty it will not allow you to keep using external filament. you cant run the printer without a cartridge installed and you can’t reset the chip in the cartridge. the print quality was very thready as it would not properly fill the gaps between the iner and outer shells on fine detail prints and the prints kept warping off the printbase due to uneven shrinkage of the printed filament. without a fan to imediatly cool the print it tended to warp badly. expecialy with larger prints.
i ended up returning it after only a few days. i bought a solidoodle and could not get it to print as the calibration was off and i could not fix it. printrbot finaly got in thier printrbot plus V2.1 that i originaly wanted and i bought one of those. i have used it ever since. the problem with printrbot though is that since they are constantly coming out with new varients they stop supporting the older models. the upgrade parts were not reverse sompatable but its better than any other reprap type. the only true plug and play 3d printer i have seen are the makerbot series but they are more than double the cost. @dlantschner
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the cube does not offer abs as that requires a heated printbed which the cube does nor use it uses a glass play with magnetic mount. the magnets are a loose it in the recepticle the fit in though so the offset can be several milimeters in both x and y if you try pausing and resuming prints.
I would long consider the cost of your consumables before picking up any printer. Filament, if you use the printer much, will be your single largest on-going cost. If you’re spending twice as much on filement each month, the printer’s not much of a deal.
Luuk
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Sorry, I haven’t ever used that machine.
Filemon
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Overall I’ve heard not that many good experiences, but I have to admit I haven’t used one myself
@myrddinstarhawk allright! Thanks for the informazion and the advice for other printer. I keep looking for others, but it is hard o find a good one with low costs in Europe…
@FoxSmart I will not use the printer too much because I want to design things and print them out afterwards.
James_2
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GOOD and reasonable costs - the Ultimaker Original
I have two 
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@James_2 I do believe you but it is not in a budget of a student 
James_2
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@dlantschner - at the budget end I have heard that Printerbot metal is a really good little printer. The flashforges get reasonably good reports and the wanaho D4S gets really good reviews by people that know way more than me about printers.
James
I have a da Vinci 1.0 and it’s a prety good printer for the price. I found mine for $500. they want you to use their filament in cartriges but i just leave the cartrige in and feed in any type of spool filament threw a small space in the back door that leads right in to the print head and it works grate. I highly recomend one, I have been luck to have made over $3000 with it. I hope you have good luck with whatever machine you choose.
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jb6929
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I have two Cube2 printers as a part of my hub, and while they are not the quickest (that honors goes to my 2X) or the highest detail (Portabee GO), they are by far the most reliable. As long as a model’s details are not smaller than a few millimeters in scale, the Cube can produce very accurate geometries for assemblies (if you’re familiar with the Orange Screamer on Thingiverse, my Cube2 actually printed the assembly out very well). It probably isn’t the best printer for a short-notice job or tiny parts, but aside from that, I’ve found it can hold its own against other desktop printers.
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Thanks for the recommendation! A da vinci 1.0 still costs in Europe 750$ and the printer by itself is quiet big. I believe you that the da vinci an awesome printer is!
OK, so if I get a cube cheaper - for 620$ - would you recommend one?
jb6929
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Yeah, for that price, I’d probably buy one (if I didn’t already have a bunch of 3D printers)
