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Mini 3
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How it's made
US-manufactured, mostly imported materials
- The LulzBot Mini 3 is a compact, desktop FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) 3D printer priced at $1,695 and designed for enthusiasts, educators, and professionals who need reliable, high-quality prints without a massive footprint. It offers a 180 × 180 × 180 mm (7" × 7" × 7") build volume and is claimed to print 3× faster than its predecessor, reaching speeds of up to 500 mm/s thanks to its CoreXZ movement system and linear rails on all three axes. The printer runs Klipper firmware with the Mainsail web interface, putting it in line with the modern open-source 3D printing ecosystem.
- Key usability features include automatic BLTouch adaptive mesh bed leveling, a removable magnetic PEI flex bed for easy print removal, a full-color touchscreen, and built-in Wi-Fi for wireless print management. It supports a wide range of filaments — PLA, ABS, PETG, TPU, Nylon, PC, and more — through its Meteor 285 tool head with a 0.5mm nickel-plated brass nozzle rated to 300°C. The standard filament diameter is 2.85mm (with 1.75mm available as an option), which is a LulzBot legacy spec.
- Manufactured by FAME 3D in Fargo, North Dakota — the company that acquired LulzBot's assets from Aleph Objects in 2019 — the Mini 3 continues the brand's longstanding commitment to open-source hardware and US-based production. It ships with a 1kg spool of LulzBot Green PolyLite PLA, a 16GB USB drive, Cura LE slicing software (unlimited seats), and access to the LulzLessons curriculum, making it particularly well-suited for educational settings.
Keywords
3D printer, FFF, fused filament fabrication, desktop 3D printer, CoreXZ, Klipper firmware, Wi-Fi enabled, touchscreen, auto bed leveling, open source, PLA, ABS, PETG, Nylon, Made in USA, FAME 3D, LulzBot, Fargo North Dakota, additive manufacturing, education
Why the USAmade Score™ is 5/10
The LulzBot Mini 3 is assembled and manufactured at FAME 3D's facility in Fargo, North Dakota, and is explicitly listed with "Country of Origin: USA" in retail product specs. However, LulzBot has long acknowledged that its printers are built with "domestic and imported parts" — and the Mini 3 uses key components that are clearly overseas-sourced, including the BTT Manta M5P mainboard (a Chinese-made BigTreeTech board), the BLTouch bed leveling sensor, linear rails, and the Delta power supply. While LulzBot does 3D-print some structural components in-house, the majority of electronic and mechanical parts are imported. US assembly is well-documented and genuine, but domestic material content is modest, placing this squarely at a 5.
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