10% off on printers!

It’s our fifth anniversary and we give extra discount on 3D printers! We currently offer both the Lulzbot TAZ 6 and the Robo C2 with 10% discount!!

Both printers have been extensively tested in our printlab and ship daily from stock. With free filament as well! Read on…

Robo C2

The Robo C2 retails normally for €799.00 excl. Tax (€966.79 incl tax) + 1 FREE SPOOL. Now you get it for € 719.10 excl. VAT – and still that extra spool!

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Robo C2 Features
Although the Robo C2 is compact in size it’s loaded with features seen on bigger and more expensive units. The Robo C2 works great with colorFabb PLA/PHA, colorFabb Economy PLA. For the more experienced users the C2 will also work with our pla based special materials such as bronzeFill, copperFill, brasFill, woodFill, corkFill.

Wi-Fi connectivity
Connect Robo C2 to your home or workplace Wi-Fi network from your mobile device and the Robo app for the most accurate 3D printing experience.
Automatic self-leveling print bed
Spend more time making without having to manually adjust the print bed — plus it’s removable.
Filament run-out detection
Lets you know when you’ve run out of material and automatically saves your 3D print.
Print from your phone
Easily print everything you make right from your smartphone or mobile device using the Robo app.
Integrated model slicing
Simplifies the path to every finished print, giving each layer more customized and controlled attention to detail.
Compact Size
Small footprint fits any space, giving you the freedom to make just about anywhere.
Total Print-Smart Control
Take control of every detail in real time with the built-in 3.5” color touch screen and precision sensor technology.

Check out some prints we made on the Robo C2: here and here.

Lulzbot TAZ 6

Engineers, designers, educators, and makers agree: The LulzBot TAZ 6 is the most reliable, easiest-to-use desktop 3D printer ever, featuring innovative self-leveling and self-cleaning, and a modular tool head design for flexible and multi-material upgrades. With proven 3D printing technology and one of the largest print volumes in its class, the LulzBot TAZ 6 is ready to work.

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3D printing is more reliable than ever with the integrated automatic bed leveling system, all metal LulzBot v2 Hot End, and heated PEI print surface. With the all metal hot end, you can take advantage of the cutting edge market for new materials. Perfect for both large and small objects, the heated PEI build surface keeps your 3D printed objects in place when hot and releases when cool. With Cura LulzBot Edition, you have hundreds of quickprint profiles built in for seamless 3D printing.

The Lulzbot TAZ 6 is now available in our webshop at a reduced rate of € 2722.50 including VAT / € 2.250 excluding VAT – that’s an immediate 10% discount!!

Not sold yet? The TAZ 6 was reviewed by both Richard Horne (RichRap) and Joel Telling (3DPrintingNerd). See their videos below:

You can find Richard’s full blog here.

And of course Joel Telling‘s review:

Richard and Joel have convinced you, we’re sure, but we’ll throw in a bit more:

free shipping in Europe
four (4!) free spools of our filament!

The Lulzbot TAZ 6 works with a wide range of materials, but none more so than our very own nGen – which is a perfect match with this printer!

#5yearscolorfabb

During this month, February 2018, we celebrate our fifth anniversary by giving every fifth spool you order in our webshop for free. Click on the banner below for more info:

We also run a contest: post your favorite colorFabb print online, tag us and use hashtag #5yearscolorfabb and maybe you will win a value pack with 16 spools of our filaments! Again, more info by clicking the banner below:

All blogs and articles about our fifth anniversary can be found by clicking here.

Fidget spinner

As anyone know who has a working internet connection, fidget spinners are all the rage right now. We have seen quite a few popping up on social media in the past few weeks. We could not stay behind and printed one ourselves:

We based our print on the fidget spinner design by gyroscope07 (original file here), but removed the holes on the ends. Why? Normally one can put extra bearings there to add weight. But we have used our copperFill filament at 100% infill to add extra weight to this print. How much weight? This print weighs a respectable 45 grams, which you can really feel when spinning the fidget!

Our metal filled filaments, copperFill among them, weigh up to 4 times as much as regular plastic filaments.

Our metal filled filaments are an excellent choice for fidget spinners. One wonders, Why buy one when you can print a superior one?

The cap is the Comfy Fidget Spinner Cap by iDevel3D and it was printed with woodFill with 20% infill. The combined printing time for these parts was 2.5 hours.

For this print we used the Lulzbot TAZ 6 which has an excellent reputation with our special filaments, like copperFill and woodFill. The ease of use and quality make it one of the go-to printers in our printlab. The print was made with a 0.12mm layer height. For post-processing we did some manual sanding and used Brasso as a final touch.

copperFill was launched in the fall of 2014 and it was our second metal filled filament, after bronzeFill. The red shine that comes from the copper after post-processing has made it a fan favorite ever since. As with our other metal filled filaments, the aesthetics and weight are the key factors for choosing this filament and these characteristics make it a perfect filament for fidget spinners, for instance.

There are several five star reviews for copperFill on our website:

Learn more on how to print with copperFill with our handy tutorial. You can learn more about post-processing our metal filled filaments by visiting our blog or FAQ page on this topic.

copperFill is available and on sale right now (an extra discount, because we’re that nice!) in our webshop. And if you are looking for a great printer, why not consider the Lulzbot TAZ 6? We have it here in stock and offer free shipping + 4 free spools of filament!

But we’re not done printing and spinning yet… We have another one coming up, printing right now. Here’s a sneak peek:

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Replacement pedal

3D printing allows for a lot of applications, DIY repairing being one of them. This weekend we wrote about replacing a part for a laundy dryer, which was printed with colorFabb_HT. Today we have another case, made with colorFabb_XT, which started in our very own print lab!

A couple of weeks ago the pedal of the garbage bin in our printing lab broke. One of the pins that is used as a rotation point broke off. So we decided to model and print it ourselves!

On top: the printed version, below the original broken version.

Printed with colorFabb_XT Dark Gray, this model has been designed in SolidWorks, during which the printing orientation has been kept in mind.

When you print parts for mechanical or functional use, the direction of the printed layers is important in order to maximize the mechanical properties of the print. It also incorporates the original foot pedal, which snaps on nicely. The part itself also fitted to our bin without any problems.

colorFabb_XT is a perfect material for functional prints like this, due to the excellent mechanical and printing properties of the material. The printed parts also show a high glossy finish which can also be used for visual aspects in functional prototypes.

Printed on the Lulzbot TAZ 6 with the standard nozzle on 0,2mm layerheight. Scroll down for more information on the Lulzbot TAZ 6.

colorFabb_XT is made with Eastman Amphora™ 3D polymer AM1800. Launched in September 2014, it is a fantastic functional engineering material. With colorFabb_XT we achieved to produce a filament that provides good strength and toughness, as well as certain FDA food contact compliances. It has found a wide audience amongst users looking for extra functionality. With a temperature resistance of 75+ degrees, this filament offers (aside from its high strength and very high toughness) odor neutral processing, a styrene free formulation, FDA food contact compliance and BPA (Bisphenol A ) free formulation.

colorFabb_XT is available in 14 colors (including clear) and we ship from stock. Order yours now!

Lulzbot TAZ 6

The Lulzbot TAZ 6 is now available in our webshop at € 3.025 including VAT / € 2.500 excluding VAT.

Not sold yet? The TAZ 6 was recently reviewed by Richard Horne (RichRap) and Joel Telling (3DPrintingNerd). See their videos below:

You can find Richard’s full blog here.

And of course Joel Telling‘s review:

Richard and Joel have convinced you, we’re sure, but we’ll throw in a bit more:

free shipping in Europe
4 (four!) free spools of our nGen filament!

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