MakerBot Replicator Mini
Compact 3D Printer
Unleash creativity with an educational, entertaining, and useful 3D printer.
Key Features
Tech Spec
Filament
- Easy and affordable 3D printing
- Trust in a 3D printer that's durable, reliable, and easy to use.
- Get fast and easy One Touch™ 3D Printing
- Transform a small desk in your home or classroom into an exciting creativity center
- Experiment with a wide range of forms, colors, and textures
- Join the large, supportive MakerBot Thingiverse® 3D design community
- Print, manage, and share your 3D creations simply and seamlessly, with free MakerBot software for your PC or Mac
- Smart Extruder
- The swappable Smart Extruder minimizes downtime by enabling you to quickly replace a worn extruder in minutes.
- Its modular design lets you plan for the natural wear common to 3D printing extruders and prepares you to quickly adapt to future innovations in the fast-evolving world of 3D printing.
- Keep a spare Smart Extruder on hand. A quick swap will save you time and helps keep your production flowing.
- On-board Camera
- For print monitoring and easy sharing to MakerBot Thingiverse and social networks
- Accessible through MakerBot Desktop and MakerBot Mobile apps
- Automatically takes reference pictures of final prints and saves them to your cloud storage library
- Entertaining, educational, and useful
- Reconnect with your imagination and creative power
- Teach children how to think, imagine, create, craft and print in 3D
- Energize and inspire children’s creativity, while preparing them for the jobs of the future
- Create occasions for children to bond with parents, siblings, classmates, and teachers
- Remix and customize your creations to create unique gifts for family and friends
- Choose from hundreds of thousands of free, predesigned, and ready-to-print educational, entertaining, and useful 3D models on Thingiverse
- Make household utensils and replacement parts
- Spur social creativity at parties, events, and brainstorming sessions
- Print your creations while you work on other projects
- For even more design possibilities, pair the MakerBot Replicator Mini with the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner
- Full-Featured Software
- Free to download
- Store, organize, and access 3D design files in your personal cloud-enabled library
- Find, buy, and prepare your files from one central location.
- Cloud Connected
- Control your MakerBot Replicator Mini from anywhere with MakerBot Mobile
- Send print file via Wi-Fi or the included USB cable
PLA Filament
PLA Filament is a nontoxic resin made of sugar derived from field corn and has a semisweet smell (like waffles) when heated.
PLA Filament helps produce higher-quality prints, reduce filament problems, and minimize downtime. Compared to ABS, PLA demonstrates much less part warping and curling and, for this reason, can be successfully printed without a heated build plate. Details such as sharp corners and edges print well and PLA printed objects will generally have a glossier look and feel.
PLA Filament color also undergoes long-duration testing using a large 3D model that requires 18–24 hours of print time, to ensure that there are no deviations in print quality. PLA Filament adheres well to acrylic and build plate tape.
Every PLA Filament color is comprehensively quality tested at both high (100 micron) and medium (200 micron) layer resolutions on all MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers to verify that the filament will perform every feature that MakerBot apps offer and will reliably slice and print all types of models.
If you’re new to 3D printing, PLA Filament is a good material to start with because it’s easy to use and performs well on most prints.
Store PLA Filament in a cool, dry place as it can absorb moisture from air and long-term exposure to humidity can compromise filament quality and performance.
Be sure your build plate is level, clean, and oil-free before printing.
