The TAZ Workhorse 2 is LulzBot's cheaper open-frame workhorse, with a 280 x 280 x 285 mm plate and a 290 °C Meteor 175 tool head. It is for labs, schools and small businesses that want a dependable US-built engineering printer at about 2,995 USD.
Marlin with 'USB Serial' listed as a connectivity option on the maker's spec table; like the TAZ Workhorse. No OctoPrint report for this model found.
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Choose the Workhorse 2 if you want LulzBot's open, repairable design with BLTouch levelling and a filament runout sensor, and connect it to SimplyPrint through OctoPrint. It costs 2,995 USD against 5,395 USD for the TAZ 8, but takes one tool head and has no active bed cooling listed. Independent reviewers (Windows Central) criticised the earlier Workhorse for its first-layer performance, and we found no review of this new model. If you want an enclosed printer for classrooms, a Bambu Lab P1S is quieter and faster.
优点
Prints PLA, PETG, ABS, nylon, PC, TPU and PVA at up to 290 °C (LulzBot).
BLTouch automatic levelling with X-axis tramming, Z offset and backlash compensation (LulzBot).
Built-in filament runout sensor and a blue spring-steel magnetic PEI plate (LulzBot).
Priced at 2,995 USD, well below the TAZ 8 (LulzBot).
Works with SimplyPrint through OctoPrint.
缺点
Open frame with no enclosure, so hot parts are exposed and ABS or nylon need a draught-free room.
Bedslinger motion and a 110 °C bed make it slower and less capable than newer high-speed printers.
A single Meteor 175 tool head (LulzBot lists the swappable options only for the TAZ 8).
No built-in camera, and files go in by USB serial or SD card, so remote monitoring needs OctoPrint and a camera you add.
No independent review of this model was found.
适合谁
学校可用
Sturdy and repairable, and SimplyPrint can queue student prints for approval, but the open frame leaves hot parts in reach.
业余爱好者可用
It handles many materials, but the price is high next to enclosed hobby printers that print faster.
企业适合
Engineering materials, US manufacturing and open documentation suit prototyping and short-run work at a lower price than the TAZ 8.
打印农场可用
SimplyPrint can manage it through OctoPrint, but speed, price and the need for an added camera limit it for large fleets.
LulzBot is an American maker of open-source hardware 3D printers. The brand, which dates itself to 2011, was built up by Aleph Objects of Loveland, Colorado; after near-closure in 2019 it was bought by FAME 3D, which runs it from Fargo, North Dakota. LulzBot publishes its printer CAD, firmware and Cura LulzBot Edition slicer, and sells the TAZ and Mini printers to schools, labs and businesses that want a machine they can repair for years.
成立:
2011 ·
总部:
Fargo, North Dakota, US ·
所有权:
FAME 3D, LLC (Fargo Additive Manufacturing Equipment 3D), privately held, since November 2019 ·
网站:lulzbot.com
Open-source hardware and firmware, published CAD, a deep parts catalogue and no cloud. The cost is a higher price than mass-market printers.
固件和自定义固件 ●●●●●
LulzBot publishes its Klipper, Moonraker, Mainsail and Marlin forks under the GPL-3.0 on GitHub, updated through 2026, and the Mini 3 runs Klipper. The Free Software Foundation lists the LulzBot Mini and TAZ 6 as Respects Your Freedom certified.
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本地控制与集成 ●●●●●
The Mini 3 runs Klipper with Mainsail in any browser and prints over Wi-Fi or from a USB drive. LulzBot maintains its own Moonraker and Mainsail forks on GitHub, Moonraker's API is documented, and LulzBot offers no printer cloud or account.
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第三方耗材、切片软件和零件 ●●●●●
Tool heads for 1.75 and 2.85 mm filament, any filament brand, the open-source Cura LulzBot Edition (LGPL/AGPL on GitHub) and OrcaSlicer profiles for older models. Tool heads are LulzBot designs, but their sources are published too.
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维修和备件 ●●●●●
LulzBot's shop lists about 155 spare parts, including parts for the TAZ 6 and Mini 1, and the CAD for the TAZ 8 and Mini 3 (GPL-3.0) is published on GitLab.
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数据与隐私 ●●●●●
No account is needed to print. LulzBot's privacy notice covers only its website and says personal data is not sold or rented.
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社区和文档 ●●●●●
An official forum with posts every week, public GitHub and GitLab repositories and published assembly and support documents; the community is active but small.
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优点
Open-source hardware and firmware, with CAD files published.
Spare parts still sold for printers from 2016 and earlier.
Runs locally (Klipper and Mainsail on the Mini 3), with no cloud account.
Made in the USA, with its own open-source Cura LulzBot Edition slicer.
缺点
Expensive: the TAZ 8 listed at $5,395 and the Mini 3 at $1,695 in October 2026.
The company nearly closed in 2019, laying off about 80% of staff before FAME 3D bought it.
Current models are not in OrcaSlicer's built-in list; the main slicer is LulzBot's own Cura edition.
实绩
三月 2025: LulzBot introduced the TAZ 8, a large printer with swappable Galaxy Series tool heads.
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七月 2024: LulzBot introduced the Mini 3, running Klipper with the Mainsail web interface and Wi-Fi; its CAD is published on GitLab under the GPL-3.0.
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十一月 2019: Aleph Objects sold its assets, including the LulzBot brand, to Fargo Additive Manufacturing Equipment 3D (FAME 3D) of Fargo, North Dakota.
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十月 2019: Aleph Objects laid off about 80% of its workforce in a cash-flow crunch while looking for new owners; it said it would keep making and servicing LulzBot printers and honour all warranties.
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