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The LulzBot 3D printer product line started in January of 2011 at Aleph Objects, Inc. The company was founded with a commitment to the RepRap movement and Free Software philosophy. The LulzBot 3D printer line was launched with a series of desktop printers, which have become more capable and more technologically advanced with each iteration while still maintaining dedication to open source hardware and software. We also sell: The most robust line Tool Heads on the market, 3D printer electronics and hardware, and a wide assortment of 3D printer filament in 1.75mm and 2.85mm. LulzBot is also one of the only 3D printer manufacturers to support both 1.75mm and 2.85mm Tool Heads. In 2019, LulzBot became part of FAME 3D and is now headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, where we continue to develop, manufacture, and support our pioneering line of products.
Lulz: An agreeable occupation for the mind. Something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, a performance of some kind.
We create products to allow people to use their imagination to create 3D objects that entertain, amuse, and pique their imagination. Also, we're geeks. We LOVE things like this .
Open Source means that the programming code (which is used to build executable computer programs) is made publicly available under a copyright license. This grants the end user essential freedoms to learn from or modify said code for their own needs. The license grants this freedom under the condition that derivative work is made available under the same terms. This creates a large body of high-quality software that individuals are free to use to serve their own needs. For further reading, see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.
Libre Hardware refers to the domain of physical things, in which the copy-rightable means to create them is made available to the public— much in the same way that the source code is available for Open Source Software. This usually includes 3D models needed for 3D printing, vector images for laser cutting, the bill of materials, assembly instructions, and many other helpful items and information. All this information is available for LulzBot printers on our development server at http://devel.lulzbot.com/ and our download archive at http://download.lulzbot.com .
LulzBot is committed to not only keeping the design and productions process free and open, but also incorporating our customer's feedback and suggestions into everything we do. Having many eyes on the design and production process allows us to provide the best in leading edge innovation to all of our customers. Our more industrious users are free to improve directly upon our designs; when they share those improvements with the community, they inspire and influence our future production models. Other users are still able to download community-made upgrades for their own 3D printers. With our company as part of the community, we are able to offer a truly free and open philosophy and experience that results in the best available technology and solutions for all.
Our growing staff of friendly, knowledgeable, U.S.-based representatives are on hand and available to answer your questions five days a week. We can also be reached by email, depending on your needs:
Desktop or Personal 3D printing refers to the size and user-friendliness of LulzBot machines. Check out our What is 3D Printing? page for an explanation of the process of 3D Printing.
Our assembled, calibrated, and tested Desktop 3D printer is one of the easier 3D printers to get started with. Like any other cutting-edge technology, there is a learning curve. You will need patience and a willingness to learn. You will need to read the manual to correctly and efficiently use your LulzBot 3D printer. The good news is that LulzBot desktop 3D printers are backed by a fantastic community of hobbyists and professionals who provide help via websites, video tutorials, and forums. Our support representatives are also available to help with any issues you have, 5 days a week.
If you are looking for quality, best return of investment, for friendly service, and the greatest printing capabilities on the market today — then LulzBot is for you! Our assembled, calibrated, and tested Desktop 3D printers ship within one to two business days, so we can get you printing faster. The LulzBot TAZ is #1 in build volume among any currently available assembled printers, and the resolution & attention to detail is astounding. Beyond that, our 3D printers are the first ever hardware product to receive the "Respects Your Freedom" (RYF) certification from the Free Software Foundation. With our dedication to Free and Libre hardware and software, you can feel comfortable knowing that your 3D printer is upgradeable, modifiable, and will never be subject to vendor lock in and closed-source proprietary parts.
While we have filament brands that we test and recommend for our printers, we do not require you to use proprietary filament which reduces your largest cost for 3D printing. Our open design also allows you the option to maintain your printer yourself; no need to return it to the factory for expensive repairs like many other 3D printers.
Our current users are: engineers, inventors, educators, designers, tinkerers, and hobbyists. We are continually amazed at the uses our customers come up with for their 3D printers, so we truly feel that the capability of LulzBot 3D printers are as vast as the imaginations of the people using them. In the manufacturing industry engineers are using LulzBot 3D printers to increase innovation, collaboration, quality, and ease of manufacturing.
GNU / Linux and OS X operating systems are plug and play and will immediately detect the printer hardware. Windows users will have the needed driver install automatically when installing our recommended printer-host and slicing software: Cura LulzBot Edition .
Lulzbot uses the current state-of-the-art, open source software, for 3D printing and provides fully functional configurations for a variety of use cases. The set-up files to enable these configuration set ups are available to download from our Print Profiles page. These pre-set software configurations offer users the freedom to print high-quality parts right away, without placing unnecessary limitations of locked-down factory configurations that some 3D printer companies employ on those wishing to tinker.
The TAZ 3D printer is the next logical step in 3D printing. The TAZ 3D printer is larger, faster, and more capable. We made design changes in the x-axis to increase reliability. The open design makes it much easier to remove designs from the build plate and perform any need upgrades or maintenance. The much larger heat bed comes to temperature much faster than the previous generation of LulzBot 3D printers. The wide variety of interchangeable Tool Heads in the LulzBot Universal Mounting System are specialized for different printing applications. The TAZ 3D printer is also dual extruder capable, and much more suitable for dual extruder functionality. It is built using Free and Libre hardware to allow for easy upgrades, maintenance and operation.
With the highest build area in its class, the TAZ 3D printer can keep up with your future needs for printing large parts or many parts at the same time.
Desktop printers using Fused Filament Fabrication will all have some degree of “grain” to printed pieces even at the leading edge print layer thickness of 50 microns. Even liquid resin printers show layers, but to much less a degree than fused filament printers. With current technology, SLA printing is the only way to remove visible layered print lines but produces much less stable parts with a much higher cost in materials.
There are dozens of methods for cleaning up a 3D print depending on personal tastes, intended use, etc. For ABS filament, an acetone vapor bath is very effective in smoothing out the finish on your model.
The TAZ 3D printer can print layers as small as 0.05mm or 50 microns! Many desktop 3D printers can only achieve 100 microns.
TAZ Workhorse 3D printer has a huge build platform that measures 280mm wide x280 mm deep x 285mm tall (11.02" x 11.02" x 11.22")
If you can draw it, you can print it. Create your design in any software design package and export your model to an STL file. Some designs will require a support structure, an easy check box option in Cura LulzBot Edition.
Most LulzBot printers take approximately 30 minutes to an hour to set up, and a day or two to get comfortable with the 3D printing work-flow. Depending on your experience, it may take more time to become accustomed to printing with the LulzBot TAZ 3D Printer. We highly suggest not scheduling hard deadlines within days of receiving the printer. Give yourself enough time to become familiar with it and confident in using your LulzBot 3D printer.
The cost of 3D printing is determined by the plastic needed to make the model. Using Cura LulzBot Edition, you can control the density of your model to suit your needs. Models may be printed solid, hollow, or with sparse interior support structure. This makes the cost of printed parts dependent on the density setting.
Factors such as size and shape figure into how much plastic will be needed. For most objects you are looking at pennies to several dollars.
For example: an object approximately the size of a fist with infill of ~50% would use about 70 grams of plastic. One kg of plastic costs $40-70, meaning the object would cost $2 to $4.
Or design your own. Here is a list of free design packages you can use: http://reprap.org/wiki/Useful_Software_Packages
When you receive your 3D printer you will need to adjust the filament tension and level the bed after shipping. While "tune-ups" may be periodically necessary to ensure that the printer is producing parts to your satisfaction, no extensive maintenance should be required.
Tune-ups include wiping down linear rods, cleaning out the teeth of the hobbed bolt in the extruder, and checking belt tensions.
Any steps taken after the print has finished are up to you. Many people are satisfied with a freshly printed part, although with Fused Filament Fabrication there will always be some level of grain or layering in your model, Many will choose to adjust their resolution settings in Slic3r for a finer over-all finish. If that alone is not enough, various methods of Acetone baths or vapor baths have been proven to dissolve the surface layer of ABS plastic prints to give a smooth, polished look. Depending on the material, other methods may be applied including sanding and painting. If supports are required to build your model, these will need to be removed.
An army of Lulzbot 3D printers is hard at work printing out many of the parts that make up your LulzBot 3D printer. They are assembled, tested, and packaged in Fargo, ND, USA. The Science Channel featured our very own LulzBot TAZ 3D printer on How It's Made .
ABS , Wood (yes, wood!), PLA filament blended with various materials like Copper or Bronze .
You can find the technical specs on our technical specs page.
You can purchase LulzBot 3D printers here on our website.
LulzBot does not currently have a retail store or physical storefront. All our products are available for sale through the website. If you are interested in a tour of the company headquarters in Fargo, ND, please contact us. If you are interested in becoming a distributor, please fill out our distributor contact form.
Print with confidence knowing that your LulzBot 3D printer will be able to keep up with your 3D printing needs by purchasing an additional 1, 2, or 3 Year extended warranty . Our customer service team will work with you to correct most problems on your in warranty LulzBot printer. Please do not return a printer to LulzBot before contacting our customer service department to troubleshoot your printer and, if necessary, receive an RMA number. To see the current LulzBot Standard Warranty and Return Policy documentation please visit: https://www.lulzbot.com/support/return-policy.
We recommend using the well known, supported, and Free software package Cura LulzBot Edition.
Cura LulzBot Edition transforms the STL file exported from your design package to the GCODE instructions used in producing your 3D printed object. Cura LulzBot Edition is also used for interacting with and controlling your LulzBot Desktop 3D printer.
The software we recommend runs on GNU Linux, Windows (XP/7/8/10) and Mac OSX.
LulzBot 3D printers require some periodic maintenance. You can find maintenance guidelines in your LulzBot 3D printer user manual . You can also find a further breakdown on the Maintaining your 3D printer page.
You are welcome to, and actually encouraged to, modify your LulzBot 3D printer as much as you would like! Visit forum.lulzbot.com to find other LulzBot users who have already modified their printers. However, please be warned that any modifications made that result in a need for repair or exchange may change or void your warranty. Please contact our LulzBot Support team if any such issues should arise.
You certainly can! The LulzBot TAZ 3D printer have the Universal Mounting System for a wide variety of specialized Tool Heads. LulzBot TAZ Dual Extruder Tool Head . Installation, configuration, and utilization is easy. Older models (TAZ 5/6, Mini 1) can upgrade to the Universal Mounting System with an easy to install adapter.
From us, of course! Because we test and source the filament on our website from known high-quality suppliers, we recommend purchasing your filament from LulzBot. However, if you do not plan to buy filament from LulzBot, we encourage you to check that the filament is from a known, trusted source. In quality filaments, the diameter will be consistent and will have a tolerance of less than +/- 1mm through the length of the filament. Consistent diameter, ovality and material use are critical to quality filament. Every material on the LulzBot website meets these high standards of quality.
Take note of the extrusion temperatures of non-LulzBot filament, as some plastic manufacturers require higher temperatures than normal. You should also visually inspect the filament for roundness and to ensure it contains no air bubbles or foreign material. Poor quality filament can cause many printing problems.
The quality of filament really matters! One of the more important variables in the printing process is filament consistency. It can be the difference between printing reliably or having to deal with downtime.
Many filaments can be printed on LulzBot 3D printers straight out of the box. Those filaments are:
There are also additional specialty filaments that, with experience with your LulzBot 3D printer, can be 3D printed:
You can! LulzBot 3D printers are set up to print with ABS, PLA, Filled filament, Nylon, and HIPS.
We carry many of the parts required to build your own 3D printer. In the LulzBot store you can find electronics, motors, power supplies, hardware, and more.
Yes we do. From our distribution center in the US we can ship products to you anywhere. International shipping rates and duties may apply.
If you encounter a shipping rate that appears inaccurate or excessive, please let us know. At times, high shipping costs may be due to limited availability as described above — you may be ordering an item only located in a specific warehouse.
Shipping is dependent on a number of factors. Keep in mind that an assembled printer is a large package — international customers may have to pay more or wait longer for the box to arrive.
Once you have finished shopping and added all of the items you want to your cart:
Sometimes automated emails from LulzBot.com will go into your spam email folder. Please check any spam folders. Also, selecting the message as Not Spam in your email service or client will help in keeping messages from LulzBot out of your spam folder. If you have changed your email settings and still do not receive or find the automated email you are anticipating, please contact a LulzBot representative to ensure that your account is registered under the correct email address.
Sometimes, depending on current inventory levels, we may split your order to fulfill it. This may cause some delay for some items in your order.
We only sell items we have in stock. As such, when we are temporarily sold out of an item, we will sometimes pull it from our store until the stock is replenished. Also, in some cases if we have discontinued an item it will be removed from the store.
LulzBot 3D printers will be available as our stock allows; since we only sell as many units as we are prepared to immediately ship, our stock levels do fluctuate. Watch the product page: if it says available, it is ready to be purchased and on it’s way to you!
We do not accept back orders. However, we will likely have your items in stock shortly, so check back soon.
Our ordering system will reject a credit card if shipping and billing address are not the same. If you need to have a separate shipping address, please make a credit card purchase via PayPal.
When using an email address as your user name, try using just the portion before the @. For example, bobsmith@lulzbot.com would log in with the user name "bobsmith".
If you used the "Create An Account" page, the name you specified for the user name is what is needed when signing in. If this fails, please contact a LulzBot representative at support@lulzbot.com.
Sometimes automated emails from LulzBot.com will go into your spam email folder. Please check any spam folders. Also, selecting the message as Not Spam in your email service or client will help in keeping messages from LulzBot out of your spam folder. If you have changed your email settings and still do not receive or find the automated email you are anticipating, please contact a LulzBot representative to ensure that your account is registered under the correct email address.
When using email addresses as your user name, try using just the portion before the @. If you used the "Create an Account" page, the name you specified for the user name is what is needed when signing in.
If you would like to be considered as a reseller, wholesaler, or distributor, please visit the LulzBot Reseller Page.