News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Which 3D Printer for Product Design Prototyping in 2019?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Which 3D Printer for Product Design Prototyping i... by nelsonic on Saturday February 02, 2019 @01:17AM (#19061464)
Really interesting insight that the $12K Stratasys does not get used ...! Are members of the hacker space charged per print? Do the "monoprice" grade printers get used much? Thanks!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Which 3D Printer for Product Design Prototyping i... by noonespecial on Saturday February 02, 2019 @01:41AM (#19061547)
It does cost more per print but not that much more to use the Strat. Mostly its just a big "emotional commitment" as people are afraid to take risks with so valuable a machine.

The others go non-stop. 1000's of hours. They are so cheap, and so ubiquitous that there are the equivalent of 2 more printers worth of spare parts in bins under each one.

People are forever experimenting on them with different nozzle sizes and arrangements, custom firmwares, wacky filament blends etc. We've made some wild, wild stuff!

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Which 3D Printer for Product Design Prototyping i... by nelsonic on Saturday February 02, 2019 @02:00AM (#19061598)
Awesome! I would love to see a photo gallery or video tour! Thanks again for sharing your insights!
[ Parent | on HN ]