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LulzBot TAZ 6 3D Printer Review

If you have been looking to get into the swing of things when it comes to the world of 3-D printing, but do not want to have to spend a small fortune just to outfit your home or office with a ridiculously expensive machine that may become obsolete in just a year or two, the LulzBot TAZ 6 looks to be a perfect solution for your needs.

Designed from the ground up to provide plenty of “maker capacity” as well as offering a rather low learning curve, you can get rocking and roll with this relatively inexpensive but still professional grade 3-D printer almost right out of the box.

Overview

The first thing you’re going to notice about this particular unit is that it provides for some pretty large-scale printing of 3-D objects without chewing up a tremendous amount of discourse floorspace (something that we are going to dive a little bit deeper into in just a moment).

The entire unit is relatively compact, takes advantage of filament-style 3-D printing material, and can be used with a variety of different software solutions to help you produce EXACTLY what you’re looking to create with your new 3-D printer.

It also doesn’t hurt that this groundbreaking new technology is still relatively inexpensive, especially when compared to similarly sized and similarly capable machines available from competitors.

This isn’t exactly going to be an impulse buy (we’re still talking about big money here, because it’s a more high-end 3d printer), but it isn’t going to require a steep multi-thousand dollar investment in technology that may become obsolete in only a handful of years.

These are all big pluses in favor of the LulzBot TAZ 6 3D Printer for sure.

Standout Features

One of the biggest challenges you’re going to have to face when you set up a new 3-D printer is getting it to a perfectly level position, a challenge that anyone that’s ever been set up with a non-self-leveling 3-D printer understands all too well.

Thankfully though, this particular 3-D printer isn’t going to make you fight to level your printer so that all of the creations you concoct, are just as you had intended. The LulzBot TAZ 6 takes advantage of intelligent self-leveling technology, technology that guarantees your project is always exactly as it was drawn up on your computer.

It’s also nice to know that you are going to be able to utilize this 3-D printer without having to tether it to your computer directly. Tetherless 3-D printers are relatively new, and thanks to this technology you can set up a single 3-D printer in your shop or your office and allow everyone to take turns to print on it without having to play with a bunch of unwieldy wires.

As mentioned above, this relatively modular 3-D printer utilizes 3-D printing filament materials to get the job done, and with maximum temperatures of 572°F, you’re going to be able to produce some pretty stunning finished work that isn’t anywhere near as rudimentary as the kind of finished products produced by competing printers at this price point.

Usability

The usability of the LulzBot TAZ 6 3D Printer has to be right up there near the top of the class.

Right out of the box you’re going to be able to get rocking and rolling on this 3-D printer, thanks to the inclusion of open-source 3-D printing and design software that isn’t going to set you back any extra money. Combine that with the ability to utilize most any other software you like to design your projects and then send them to the printer and we’re talking about as open a solution as it gets.

The modular tool head carriage design of this 3-D printer also increases the usability of the unit. This is as close to a “plug and plays” 3-D printer as you’re going to find on the market right now, and that gives it a serious advantage over the rest of the competition.

Software

As we have highlighted above, you’re going to be able to use any different number of pieces of software with the LulzBot TAZ 6 3D Printer without any issue at all.

Whether you decide to take advantage of open-source CAD design software, proprietary design software, or any type of 3-D printing software available makes absolutely no difference. This unit is just as software agnostic as it gets, allowing you to find the kind of software and workflow that makes the most sense for your particular needs and desires.

This is a game changer in the world of relatively inexpensive 3-D printing units, as it doesn’t lock you into software that you may not be comfortable with or software that would have otherwise restricted you from creating everything that you are dreaming of pumping out.

Capacity

This is considered to be a large-volume 3-D printer, enabling large prints with a bench of 280 mm x 280 mm x 250 mm.

It also allows you to play around with multiple smaller prints at a single time, not limiting you to running a single printing project on the printing deck. This is going to open up a lot of versatility for those that want to run multiple projects at once through the shared printer in their office or shop and should speed up the workflow of those that need to rapidly iterate without wasting any time at all.

Form Factor

Even though this is considered to be a large format printer, you aren’t going to have to waste a tremendous amount of disk space floorspace dedicated to the LulzBot TAZ 6. It remains tremendously compact without entering the ability to create or produce at any in the project.

Final Verdict

At the end of the day, there are a lot of different 3-D printing solutions available promising the moon and the stars when it comes to results – but most aren’t able to bump to the lofty expectations they create.

Nothing further from the truth when it comes to the LulzBot TAZ 6 3D Printer. This is a very capable 3-D printer, a very affordable 3-D printer, and it has been designed to be as future-proof as possible.

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