HobbyKing Now Selling the Turnigy Fabrikator 3D Printer

Formnext Germany

Share this Article

Anthony Hand HobbyKingHobbyKing has taken the next logical step in the RC car market: they’re now selling the ultimate tiny car customizing tool–the Turnigy Fabrikator 3D printer.

As 3D printing technology has become increasingly accessible to anyone with a computer, HobbyKing says their inclusion of the Turnigy Fabrikator will allow users to build their own custom parts for planes, multi-rotors, cars, boats, helicopters, robotics, and trains. Can’t find a rare part for an older model or want to modify an existing piece? You can use the Turnigy Fabrikator and the ABS and PLA filaments available from a HobbyKing warehouse to print parts.

Hobbyking_logoAnthony Hand, the chairman, founder, and owner of HobbyKing, began his love affair with RC vehicles back in 1989 when he built his first model aircraft–a Sig Cadet–and he promptly crashed it on its maiden flight. It never flew again due to the high cost of repairs. In 2001, Hand got back into the RC world and started HobbyKing to bring affordable RC products to the wider market. He says he now spends most days looking for new product ideas and testing samples.

“Turnigy Fabrikator, our worst kept secret, is here. What we didn’t leak out was how good it is,” HobbyKing says. “This is the best value for money printer on the market with the features and quality of printers three times the price.”

Turnigy Fabrikator 2This printer features a rock solid frame, a quad rail supported print plate, high quality NEMA class motors, a removable glass print platform, and twin belt Y axis drives.

And to help hobbyists along the path to building their own parts, HobbyKing has created a series of videos that provide step-by-step instructions on building and setting up the Turnigy Fabrikator. The series includes a live, dynamic, and updatable trouble shooting guide.

Hand says the Fabrikator, at $449, was designed as a “simple to put together flat pack kit, which if you follow the excellent manual in conjunction with the video series, you will have it built in a few hours.”

According to Hand, the team at HobbyKing had their least technical staff member put one together as a test, and “he had it going in less than six hours.”

The Turnigy Fabrikator 3D printer specs include:

  • Overall Size: 360 x 400 x 600 mm
  • Print Size: 150 x 150 x 100 mm
  • Nozzle Diameter: 0.4mm
  • Filament Diameter: 1.75mm
  • Filament Types: ABS, PLA
  • Print Speed: Up to 400mm/sec
  • Print Platform: phenolic heat stabilized bed with a removable glass print area
  • Other Features: ball bearing liner rods, SD card, cable free printing, top feed anti-bind spool feed, twin print cooling fans

Will you be buying a Turnigy Fabrikator 3D printer? Let us know in the Turnigy Fabrikator forum thread on 3DPB.com. Check out a product video and more photos below.


Turnigy Fabrikator
9171000680-3 (5)
9171000680-3 (4)



Share this Article


Recent News

Lawmakers Reignite Effort to Block Online Sharing of 3D Printed Gun Files

Juggerbot 3D and ORNL Collaborate on 3D Printing of Thermosets and Thermoplastics



Categories

3D Design

3D Printed Art

3D Printed Food

3D Printed Guns


You May Also Like

3D Printing News Briefs, June 11, 2025: Sustainability, Automotive Tooling, & More

We’re starting with sustainability news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as EOS has strengthened its commitment on climate responsibility, and Zestep is making 3D printing filament out of eyewear...

3D Printing 50 Polymer Stand-In Parts for Tokamaks at the PPPL & Elytt Energy

Of all the world’s things, a tokamak is one of the hardest, most complex, expensive and exacting ones to make. These fusion energy devices make plasma, and use magnets to...

3D Printing News Briefs, May 17, 2025: Color-Changing Materials, Humanoid Robot, & More

We’re covering research innovations in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs! First, Penn Engineering developed 3D printed materials that change color under stress, and UC Berkeley researchers created an open source,...

Featured

Firehawk Aerospace Partners with JuggerBot 3D, Gets $1.25M from AFWERX for 3D Printed Propellants

Texas-based Firehawk Aerospace, an advanced energetic materials firm that works with aerospace and defense applications, announced a strategic partnership with JuggerBot 3D, an Ohio-based large-format 3D printer manufacturer. Together, the...