Re:MakerBot + Pinterest = $250 Million in Sales
by jianshen on Thursday April 19, 2012 @05:17PM
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Agreed. The consumer models just aren't quite at the inflection point yet. I've been watching the Roland IModela but it's just not at the right price yet thought it's slowly getting there. http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/10/imodela-3d-milling-mach...
Re:MakerBot + Pinterest = $250 Million in Sales
by glimcat on Thursday April 19, 2012 @06:23PM
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You left off the difficulty multiplier, namely: "which can be operated and maintained by a typical consumer."
Re:MakerBot + Pinterest = $250 Million in Sales
by radicalbyte on Friday April 20, 2012 @05:21AM
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Unfortunately it can't be operated by the nerd who built it.
The software is a disaster, there are a few dozen builds of the libraries required to operate it, and only certain combinations work.
I've tried around 20 combinations so far and not one prints correctly in automatic mode.
When I have the time (and desire) it's something that I'll solve (I'm a software engineer after all, the community is mainly tech/mech engineers).
I've built a RepRap.
My wife has no interest in it. The output isn't artistic enough. It's not that great.
Now, if someone could bring a computer-guided milling machine for $400, backed by a range of expensive woods / plastic consumables...