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Re: Show HN: Similar 3D-Printer Finder

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This is a really neat tool, thanks for sharing it. I've been into 3D printing as a hobby for a while now and have gone through a handful of printers. Searching the models I'm familiar with, I'm pretty floored by how much the prices have dipped (even in the last year) and how feature-loaded new printers are. I haven't really been in the market for a new printer for a while, but this app is changing my mind. :) The onl…

It's an interesting idea. To have a picture of the same "thing" printed on all printers. But it would be hard to come by these images. Would have to be crowdsourced somehow.

People post their 3d Benchy on reddit (/r/3dprinting) all the time. Might be a good place to start.

Re: Show HN: Similar 3D-Printer Finder

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It's an interesting idea. To have a picture of the same "thing" printed on all printers. But it would be hard to come by these images. Would have to be crowdsourced somehow.

People post their 3d Benchy on reddit (/r/3dprinting) all the time. Might be a good place to start.

Oh yeah that's a great idea. I forgot about benchy. Love that boat.

Re: Show HN: Similar 3D-Printer Finder

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It would be nice if you guys had an API that let people get the specs of a certain product.

I once worked on a 3D printer quotation app and it would have been awesome to have all this 3D printer specs together to make it easier to configure the pricings.

Re: Show HN: Similar 3D-Printer Finder

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The construction, components, mechanics, etc. are much more important than Euclidean distance of specs off a data sheet. I thank you for educating me about Euclidean distance as a measure of similarity, but it is not of much use here.

Even better, it would be cool to decide what parameters to take in account so that the comparison is as accurate to your needs as you want.
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