Printrbot are one of the worlds leading manufactuers of 3D Printer for the classroom and home.
They have been made famous for, amongst other factors, their founder, Brook Dunn's motto "A 3D printer for every houssehold and school",
To achieve this Printrbot have consistently released 3d Printers that compete with the big boys in reliability, functionality and print quality,
but at incrediblly low prices.
Printrbot Simple Makers Kit
Makers Kit Upgrade
Low Price with high quality
Brook Dunn (founder of Printrbot) wants to make "a 3D Printer for every household and school" attainable. To achieve this he has consistently released machines that compete with the big boys in
reliability, functionality, and print quality, but at incredibly low prices.
When Brook Dunn, Printrbot founder was asked “Why are your machines so cheap”, he said “I still believe price is the first barrier to entry. Instead of getting the most money we can per printer, we wanted to build a long term, stable, scalable business. "
What makes the Printrbot Makers Kit so fantastic?
A great way to learn all about 3D Printing is to assemble a kit yourself. The drawback is that while we warrant that the kit is complete and can be built into a working printer,
we cannot warrant that you have the skills a patience to do so, or the quality of the finished item.
The Printrbot Simple Maker’s Kit is an exercise in 3d printing minimalism. It includes only what is needed to get started in the world of 3D printing.
This 2014 model includes an Aluminium Extruder and Print Bed
This model uses braided line to drive the axis, a new model belts and pulleys (and a height sensor) is coming soon, an upgrade kit between the two models will be available for ~US$45
"The Printrbot Simple is a good device for people to start printing with. Building the printer is simple enough for almost anyone even if they’ve never built something this complex before. The build only requires a few Allen keys and a screwdriver. The build takes a few dedicated hours but I found that I learned a lot about how the 3D printer works and what it’d need to fix it something ever broke.
I recommend this to anyone looking for a relatively inexpensive way to start 3D printing, or just looking to build something fun and useful." Nick Parks Make Magazine
GREAT BUILD VOLUME
Full build area 100 x 100 X 100mm
Portable and light weight!
100 MICRON LAYER RESOLUTION
Printouts comparable, if not better than the more expensive, professional machines
Perfect for Home and school!
STRONG CONTRUCTION
Super strong metal contruction, with 10-12mm rods keeps this machine straight, strong and reliable.
The Printrbot Simple 2 is also a light weight, 5kg, making them easy to carry around the house, office or classroom.
PLA 1.75mm
No Heated bed required!, Making the machine even safer around chilren.
No Fumes! PLA is made from Corn or Soy starch, so it is allso gentle on the environment.
XL Upgrade
The Printrbot Simple XL Upgrade Kit is an incredibly big deal for this small printer. It allows your Makers Kit Simple to print 185 x 100 x 140mm. Laser cut wood pieces are also included to assemble the tower, spool rack, and small filament spool.
The tower provides increased rigidity as well as portability with removable wider stance feet. This latest design now features an extendable spool rack, compatible with most filament spools.
Technical Specifications:
13 inch smooth rods x 2
XL Metal Bed
9.75 inch acme rod
bag of zip ties
Set of laser cut wood pieces for the tower and spool
Hardware bag for the tower
18 Inch GT2 belt
5/16 Inch threaded rod – 5Inch
Laser cut wood is standard 6mm thick
IMPORTANT NOTE: Compatible with 1405 version only, please contact us regarding upgrades to older machines
Printing Area: 100x100x100mm
Printrbot Team with Cura Software
Cura 3D Printer file preparation (slicing) software is one of the most powerful and easy to use pieces of software in the industry. Printrbot and Cura have teamed up so that Printrbot users can now use Cura straight out of the box, for super fast slicing, with amazing resolution.
"We have been printing 75 micron prints for weeks on our Printrbot Simple 2 (Metal). Every print is perfect and prints so fast." Chris Bilby, Bilby 3D. If fact Bilby 3D have been so impressed they are giving away 75 micron sample prints of a male and female owl throughout PrintOber, a month long Australian 3D Printing festival hosted by Bilby 3D.
Just give us a call 1800 THREE D <1800 847 333> to talk about the Printrbot printers and ask for your free sample print during October only
New LCD screen and SD card printing
Sadly this screen has been discontinued, a new metal cased screen will be available soon
Printrbot have also just released a LCD screen upgrade kit that now allows for printing straight from micro SD card! So you no longer need your Printrbot to be connected to a PC to Print!
Where to get your Printrbot
They are already at the Bilby 3D Sydney head office ready to dispatch. You can order online here; at the Sydney 3D Printing Showroom at Alexandria Sydney, or through the Bilby 3D reseller network.
Sydney - Alexandria, NSW
3D Printing
3D Printing Materials
Parts and Spares
Printrbot In Australia
Simple Metal
Metal PLUS
Brisbane - Spring Hill, QLD
Bilby 3D Technical Support
3D Printer Service and Repair
Courses and Training
3D Scanners
Tools & Jigs
The Printrbot Simple XL Upgrade Kit is an incredibly big deal for this small printer. It allows your Makers Kit Simple to print 185 x 100 x 140mm. Laser cut wood pieces are also included to assemble the tower, spool rack, and small filament spool.
