@Jay... Thanks... I can get an UP! Plus 2 here in Canada for about $1450 CAD... The Makerbot Replicator 2 is around $2175 CAD.... I can also get an UP! Mini for about $675 CAD....

@Richard Which printer did you finally decide to buy ? Are you happy with it ? Any feedback / comments ? I too live in Canada (Ottawa area) and looking for a printer (inmoov project). How about the Dremmel (Ideal), or the Solidoodle 4 ? Makerbot 2 prints PLA only. Does printing ABS important (lets say for Inmoov) ?

From the ones you mentioned, here is what I know.

1. Solidoodle 4 I will know more about soon. The school that I help ordered one and I will be the primary support for it. Stay tooned on that one.

2. The Dremmel looks like the new one from FlashForge. It is getting good reviews but I dont know what is different about the Dremmel. Maybe just badging.

3. The makerbot 2 is really good but I would stay away from the new makerbots right now. If you are looking at the MB2, I would look at the FlashForge Pro

ABS VS PLA - ABS is more flexible and to me prints better. PLA you dont need a hotbed on the printer. I like ABS because I can chop up parts when printing and then use acetone to combine them back easily.

I havent used the UP printer that Richard has but it has a small build volume. It is large enough to print an inmoov as richard printed most of his parts on it. He said it worked really well. I know he has said that he liked his FlashForge also.

@kazobond ... I wanted to print in ABS because it is much stronger than PLA... I ended up buy 2... First was the UP! Plus 2... which is an awesome easy to use printer right out of the box... One drawback is the build area is relatively small... 5.5" x 5.5" x 5.3" or something like that... It should still be enough to print the entire inMoov...

I got an awesome black Friday deal on a Flashforge Creator Pro so I could not resist and bought that as well..... The flashforge is not as neebie friendly as the UP, but it has a larger build area and the prints come out phenomenal...

I am presently printing the Inmoov robot with my Flashforge Dreamer 3D

This printer have 2 extruders and can print ABS and PLA on a 9 X 6 inch bed.

After printing 3 KG of material with no problem at all, I am still verry satisfied.

The only draw back is the special dimention size of the spool set into the printer.

My solution is to feed the material from outside the printer or tranfer the filament from a new spool to the one used inside the printer.

I am buying from a local store and having good quality print out

@Aerius

You need to build a robot that will transfer from the larger spool to the smaller one so you arms dont get worn out

I have been looking at the dreamer also. I am torn between the pro and the dreamer but the draw back you mentioned was one of the reasons I was leaning toward the pro. I still am favoring the Ultimaker 2 over any others because of the layer resolution it can print at. Also, I dont know of any other members who have the UM2 yet so I would like to see if it lives up to the hype. Having members with a variety of printers to me is a good thing.

Spool size should not be an issue for you, Flash forge do free shipping in US 29$ / spool. UM2... 1895 euro ----- 2141$ US

Dreamer... 1300 $ US local support.

You may install the FlashPrint SW and see what the dreamer can do (print resolution and support function capability).

I am just a believer.

I understand. The cost isn't the issue because I would either be buying 2 Dreamers or 1 UM2. With the UM2 having 5 times the layer resolution is also a big factor. Also the UM2 is the most desired printer out there. It could be hype but I wont know until I get one. The speed that the UM2 prints at is very impressive.

The debate that has been going on in my mind is would it be better to buy 2 dreamers or flashforge pros or 1 UM2? The print speed of the UM2 is between 2 and 3 times the speed of the Dreamer according to the specs and what I have seen in videos. This is at 100 microns. The UM2 can then go down to 20 micron layer height so that gives me more options. Also, the UM2 has fans to cool the just printed material at the hotend. This is huge for overhangs and printing with far less if any support material. Also the build envelope for the UM2 is larger.

If I got the Flashforge I would be doing the mod to allow it to use the cooling fans at the hotend, which removes one of the two hotends anyway. I have looked at the M2 which has a lot of the features that I am looking for, but the build plate moves on the y axis, which to me isnt a good design in the long run.

Ultimaker is now in the US also

2-3X Faster, 5X better precision, 90% larger build area, cooling at the hotend, local support and $2146.66 vs $2598 (2 Dreamers to match the 1 UM2) not counting the cost of shipping 2 printers instead of one (both from the US). I think I will end up going with the UM2. The cost of filament becomes free for a while due to the $450 dollar difference in price (about 10 spools or 22 lbs if I went with the expensive stuff). Also coming is the ability to add a second hot end and have the cooling which I don't think I would do anyway.

In any event, both are great options. I am sure that I wouldn't be disappointed with either.