I very much agreee. We have had the CubePro and the Cube3 for about 4 months, and the experince is overall good. It depends a little on what you are looking for in particular. We are also a reseller, and have overall positive feedback from customers, but of course up and downs.
Che3D
January 31, 2015, 5:35pm
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I own five Rapman 3.2 modified, this model is the first ancestor of the CubePro !!!
what are your doubts?
Che3D
January 31, 2015, 5:35pm
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I own five Rapman 3.2 modified, this model is the first ancestor of the CubePro !!!
what are your doubts?
I am interested in sharing experiences though.
It seems that the head is blocked does anyone know how to fix that?
I have a second gen cube. It has no heated bed, its bed leveling is a pain, its filaments are too expensive and I have had longer prints fail on it. Overall I has been a bad experience. Some of these issues might be why they aren’t around.
Prodotti fantastici. Chi non li ha provati non può comprendere.
Ci sono solo tre parole per descriverli: affidabilità, facilità di utilizzo, assistenza.
Fargo3D
January 31, 2015, 5:43pm
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Hey there,
I have used both the Cube 3 and CubePro printers. They are nice machines and put out good quality prints, but the cost of materials (3.5 to 4x cost of MakerBot filament, per gram) make them expensive to run for a custom printing business.
I was a beta tester on the Cube Pro and the Cube 3. The Cube 3 is very loud but offers overall good print quality. The dual extruder is really nice and the ability to change the nozzle with every new cartridge of filament makes jamming a lot less of an issue. The Cube Pro is a great piece of hardware, great build area, heated enclosure, rigid strong components. I think the software still needs some tweeks although there have been some releases recently that might have addressed some of these problems. Over all I think they are great institutional printers but might not be the “hackers” first pick. If you pick up the latest Make magazine you can read our full reviews of the Cube 3 and Cube Pro. I wrote the Pro review for the magazine.
Pete
January 31, 2015, 5:44pm
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I have a Cube Gen II. For the price, (at the time) it has decent resolution and is very easy to use. The downfall is the brutal software that is clumsy and ugly. The only reason I want to upgrade printers is for a larger print volume
r00nee
January 31, 2015, 5:54pm
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I have a Cube3… After the phenomenally long waitlist to actually receive one (Pre-ordered June 2014, received Nov!), it is a decent beginner/intermediate printer…
Not a super fan of their paired down printing interface, but the 70 micron prints look great… I would like to have an option to make the interior of parts completely solid, but no dice.
Hugues
January 31, 2015, 5:57pm
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Hi, I own a cubex duo, it took me a year to achieve a good print quality and without 3dsystem rules ; -) It 's a good hardware, same as cubepro but you’ve to upgrade it with new hot end and kisslicer. It’s also available for cube 2. With those tweaks you will have a standart 3d printer
3DBrent
January 31, 2015, 6:07pm
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I don’t really like that their material is not only proprietary, but also 6 times as expensive as it is on my Makerbot, and they take FOREVER to ship. They are currently at least two weeks on back order to ship anything material wise. That being said, the physical build quality of the printer is amazing. Their slicing software seems inefficient though compared to MakerWare. They are trying to be the Apple of 3D printing, which I understand, but they have some logistical bugs to work out before they have it nailed down. I still do most of my printing on my makerbot rep 2, but for bigger builds, I use the cube.
Troadey
January 31, 2015, 6:16pm
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Hey! Actually it is not even close to be as loud as the Replicator mini from Makerbot.
Troadey
January 31, 2015, 6:17pm
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Hey! Yes you can open it up and unclog it yourself. Be careful to put back the head with the same gaps as the original or else it will not be leveled with the other head.
Andrew
January 31, 2015, 6:18pm
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I bought a BFB 3D Touch in 2010, when the selection of preassembled machines was limited. It has been a good machine producing the largest prints in the home printing market. I still use it today without many issues and can produce great large scaled prototype parts for companies.
Hey! I’ve been trying to get my cubepro to run on kisSlicer but have not been successful. Can you give me any tips on how to get it working I would really appreciate it! Thanks!
Even with their hugely over priced, proprietary filament cartridges,… We’ve added a CubePro Duo to our 3D printer lineup. We’ve been completely satisfied with its performance over the past few weeks since we’ve had it and it’s been running nearly nonstop since it’s install. I cannot say anything about any other model Cube printers, but the CubePro is a great system other than cartridge costs as compared to our other systems. It seems as though the CubePro is what the failed Cube X was intended to be. Only difference is the new fully enclosed chamber with a 400watt regulated heater installed inside the chamber. Simple solution has made the new CubePro able to excel at ABS printers, without a heated build platform, where the Cube X failed at ABS with nearly the exact same build specs. It’s tough to step into a Cube printer with their proprietary filament costs, unless you’ve found a resource for discounted filament online which helps.
They don’t trend because they are not reliable.
Troadey
January 31, 2015, 7:36pm
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I would say the CubeX was not reliable but the CubePro is very well made and the bugs seem to have disappeared.
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