3D Printers

Here is a product I just started selling. I'm not sure if I am supposed to post this here, I am not trying to generate sales, just showing a 3D printed product.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/126726489/3d-printed-tardis-pencil-cupcandy

 

Nice work .

I decided to hold off with a 3d printer until there is an affordable 3d scanner as my objects will be mostly using an existing shape and alter it.

 

Yeah, I am receiving the e-mail updates about the Makerbot scanner. Hopefully it will be available soon.

 

Keep us posted pls.

I saw a couple of British projects which will probably be ready by year end. Exciting times.

 

Our company has had one for about 2 years and we just added 2 more. It's a fantastic tool that lower costs of sample making and also makes them faster.

They are not perfect. You still need some rework and painting etc but they are the wave of the future.

 

this was bound to happen

this kickstarter product proposal for a low cost 3D printer, which is from what I can tell, borrows heavily from the open source RepRap 3D printer plans and software!?

The EZ3D Desktop Printer by Jake Wood ? Kickstarter

 

interesting study here, lots of info

Statistical Studies of Peer Production » Manufacturing in motion: first survey on 3D printing community

 

for those in the neighborhood

I won't be able to attend, but if someone here from Fchat does, please put some info & photos back on here!

 

So it is basically a $ 1,600 printer. I like the printing dimensions but couldn't find anything about accuracy.
While that's a nice printer, the price isn't anything special.

 

yes, and more (some discussion on a 3D printer chat board) it borrows "heavily" (i.e steals) from an open source 3D printer design, which can be DIY built for about $500 USD
so this is a kid/teens project, taken from the open source work of a 3D printer community, but with fancied up legs and covers, and otherwise a completely unproven design

better than that one, i'm interested and included in this MIT design, being a proper low cost 3D design, much superior IMO
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formlabs/form-1-an-affordable-professional-3d-printer

p.s. need to touch base with you about your work! i'm curious?

 

I wonder what is going on with the lawsuit, I can not find any info after Dec. 2012. Hopefully they can still come to market soon.

 

My work got nothing to do with this.

I'm building models as a hobby and often end up with the right part in the wrong scale. A 3D printer could solve that. However it is only interesting once there is also a 3D scanner.

That's why I'm holding off with buying a 3D printer just now and focus first on finding a low cost 3D scanner.

 

wasn't asking about your profession, the scale work you mentioned sounded interesting, that's all

 

the kickstarter lawsuit? i'm not sure, I only heard about it initially?

 

An example:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/collectables-literature-models/391459-1-12-f1-ferrari-126-c2.html

 

A6 LT - MakiBox - Think Inside The Box

 

I've been lurking this thread for a little bit. I've wanted to RP car parts/other ideas for a while. Coincidentally I ran across a bunch of RP printers on make.com, all ranging form $2,000 to the cheapest being somewhere around $500.

 

never heard of it before, unknown quality/reliability?

 

there are quite a few popping up all over, but beware, questionable reliability, lack of quality, and running expenses, all serious considerations ....many I've looked into are "you get what you pay for" applicable!

 

Inside the World's Cheapest 3D Printer: Video - Bloomberg

 

speaks to it being cheap which is good, but about known reliability?

checking further online, shows no real feedback yet of that model, as far as proven reliability or actual (real life) operations cost, is not a high-rez 3D capable, smaller platform size to comparable others

the optional pellet to filament producer is good, though it is essentially the Hugh Lyman device

there are several sub-$500 3D printers emerging on market, and more in the making, but reliability and actual cost of operation remain yet to be seen for any of them, even the known makerbot have service cost issues