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Hey Billy

That is a long time to wait.  I was looking a the makebox website and dont see what firmaware they are using on the board and what software they use to communicate from the computer to the printer.  All the printers i have built in the past used Pronterface to interface the computer to printer board.  The board i either used Sprinter or Marlin but changed to only use marlin now.  As for the modelling software i use Autodesk 123D Design and for the model slicing software i use Slic3r.  All these are free. Do you happen to know what they are using on the Makibox machines?

Nate

i ben looking its still in beta mode rigth and the cost of a6lt is in my price range

I still have that old black 2011 model 3D printer I built in Season 1.

Maybe they could have a giveaway for it?

-Ben

maybe i havnt see any give away yet

Here is your cheapest printer

http://printrbot.com/shop/printrbot-simple-beta/

thinking about make a delta 3 d printer just need a parts lists

like motor and the boad

Hey Billy

I would check out this link http://reprap.org/wiki/Rostock.  it should have a BOM for you.

Nate

It depends on the minimum quality print you want. If I were you though I would look through the RepRap Designs. They are DIY pritners where you can buy things from stores and replicate most of the other parts with a 3d printer. One that I suggest is the Eventorbot. It has a nice design and a larger print area, and is low cost. http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Eventorbot_1.2

i was thing about buying this one  http://makibox.com/details/product/A6-LT use it to build a http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130415-the-quantum-delta-3d-printer.html then use the frist one as parts

Hi there, It might be a bit late for an answer, but I just stumbled upon this thread after checking Ben's newest video (which is awesome btw ).

I'm the Community Manager of Makible (the company behind the MakiBox) and also one of the Beta testers.

We have our own Firmware that is based on Sprinter running on a Printrboard Rev B.

While we are also developing our own Host-Software (5DPrint), I can confirm that the MakiBox works with pronterface, Repetier-Host and also OctoPrint.

It's true that we're still somewhat in Beta, but the final design stands and we are currently looking at finally starting production in mid June, if all goes well.

Since we reached our goal of 1000 sales, we'll soon release our design files to the public.