Suppose you had a one MakerBot and just had to have a second. How much would the rest of that MakerBot cost assuming you were willing to design and print every possible printable part? 1 Perhaps it would be in line with the $575 laserless MakerBot Cupcake CNC kit. Then again, perhaps it would be the cost of the $750 MakerBot Cupcake CNC Basic kit less the $50.00 lasercut plastruder parts and $200.00 lasercut body parts, which would clock in at $500.00. 2
Are you really just $500.00 away from a second MakerBot? That’s about half the cost of a Deluxe kit! This brings to mind an even MORE interesting question.
What would you have done if MakerBot offered this deal: Buy one Cupcake CNC Deluxe kit and get a Cupcake CNC Basic kit half off?
Well, if you already own a MakerBot, it’s like they gave you this deal anyhow!
- Including a printable Y stage. [↩]
- Admittedly, this assumes zero value to the lasercut external parts. So, let’s pretend you have a box of the appropriate dimensions. [↩]
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