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Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
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Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#72I definitely see the potential in 3D printers, but I just don't have enough of a need for such a machine at the time being. Well, at least not a need not big enough to justify the price.
I have no experience with 3D modeling or home manufacturing, so the learning curve is another reason I'm holding off for now.
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#73Where's the selection for "I have a partially assembled Prusa Mendel I'll finish some day?"
Ditto.
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#74Had access to a commercial 3D printer at a hackerspace. After the initial few cool test objects, the annoyance of dealing with broken STL files and waiting hours for tiny fragile parts overtook the "convenience". But I think those will both improve with time. My sub-poll question would be: for those who do have a 3D printer, do you create your own content or print only third-party STLs?
I have a small printer on the cheap end of the spectrum. I started off printing things from Thingiverse because I was having a hell of a time trying to create STLs from the 3D modeling software I already knew (Lightwave and Maya). It worked but my toolchain was a huge pain and the resulting geometry was not always sound for slicing to gcode.
In recent months I started using openSCAD and now almost exclusively print things I generate with it. I still check Thingiverse to see if people have already created things I'm attempting to make, which I see as the real power of this whole experiment.
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#75I have a Solidoodle 2. I made a video demonstrating it here: http://youtu.be/Aafp7EnzmOY
I'm glad I got it. For me it's not much more than a toy but because of it I've gotten a much greater understanding of the 3d printer phenomenon, what it can do and can't do, etc.
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#76A friend of mine bought a real CNC milling machine for < $5K and it can make things out of plastic and metal with real software tools and MUCH better tolerances. Most 3D printer are just ... meh.
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#77I have had a Makerbot Thing-O-Matic for almost 2 years.
It's a cool toy but it has not been a useful tool for me. The Stratsys uPrint at my hackerspace is my go to if I need to actually make something.
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#78I answered "I'll probably never buy one", but I have every intention of using one. I imagine I will interact with them the same way I do with regular printers- don't own one, but go somewhere like OfficeMax when I need to get something printed.
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#79Any recommendations for an inexpensive 3d printer suitable for someone who just thinks they're cool and wants to screw around with it?
Re: Poll: Do you have a 3d printer?
#80I answered 'yes' as we have one at work that we're welcome to use anytime we want.