MacroMAKEiT: Affordable Large Scale 3D Printer

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Russell Singer
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The only large-format, USA-made, 3D printer available for under $8000. Fully-enclosed, 2' x 4' area, and feature packed.
Backers: 24
Average Pledge Per Backer: $1604

Funded: $38,490 of $20,000
Dates: Sep 18th -> Oct 19th (31 days)
Project By: Russell Singer
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Latest News

Final day; PETG test print results

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 12 hours to go! Yesterday showed some great results from our settings testing. Since adding the 100 watt hot end we've had to figure out how to extrude all over again. That's a good thing though, because we're pushing more material faster... (Read More)

Print settings development, nearing the end of the project!

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 There’s just over a day left now in the Kickstarter campaign, and still some incredible value early bird rewards left! Meanwhile, we’re... (Read More)

Instruction documentation underway; less than 60 hours to go and still Early Bird rewards available!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Salomo prepping the assembly area.  We’re already getting parts in for some of our Kickstarter deliveries, so as we close in on the end of the project we’re beginning the documentation of assembly. This is a great sign for our backers, it means... (Read More)

Funding success!

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Funding success!  A huge and heartfelt thank you goes out to our followers and backers. We are so incredibly proud to have met our funding goal, and cannot WAIT to start delivering these printers. We're still making steady and fluid progress on the... (Read More)

Printer Hot End Progress and LAVC/USC Event Showing

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
MAKEiT's Salomo and Shelley with LA Rams' Jonathan Franklin  Last Friday, MAKEiT CEO Salomo Murtonen and President Shelley Sun spent the day carting MacroMAKEiT around Los Angeles, visiting both LAVC and USC. It was a great chance to meet some... (Read More)

MacroMAKEiT on display at Toolbox LA opening!

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Demonstrating MacroMAKEiT at Toolbox LA Russell, Salomo, and Shelley prepare MacroMAKEiT's maiden voyage This past Monday we loaded... (Read More)

Exceeded expectations: Heated bed and enclosure performance.

September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We've made more progress on the performance of MacroMAKEiT, and we're happy to say it's going even better than we had hoped. If you take a look at our initial specifications listed in the Kickstarter description, or on our website, you'll see the max... (Read More)

80% funding reached! Early-bird rewards still available.

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Cody Casale holds a 3D printed master part for the molding of a custom spoiler. Keep an eye out for more videos, coming soon we have a conversation with Cody Casale about the details of how he uses 3D printing for the designing and making of custom... (Read More)

3D Printing for custom Corvettes, with Ivan Tampi Customs

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Ivan Tampi Customs builds incredible looking cars, and more and more they're making use of 3D printing to do it. During the development of our large format printers, we challenged ourselves by offering 3D printing service to other businesses here in... (Read More)

New 3D printed reward added: Bluetooth speaker!

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We've added a new reward to our project: Bluetooth speaker kits, printed on our in-house production 3D printers! With two Dayton Audio speaker cones and 50 watts of power, these are clean, clear, and room filling audio that you don't normally see... (Read More)

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