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Wow. Everything is crazy expensive. $40 for a little plastic robot that doesn't move? Even if -I- had designed it, I wouldn't pay $40 for plastic printout of it.
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While I certainly don't mean to dampen your enthusiasm, it takes more than open source culture to get those prices to drop. This industry is an absolute minefield for intellectual property. Just like 2D printing, 3D printing manufacturers make roughly 70% of their cash from the sale of materials, and this means there's no incentive for them to drop. Of course, this isn't stopping people from knocking them off for cen…
Yes but there is more than one reason to charge a lot for a product, one is the material used (which I don't expect to change much), but there are many others, such as creativity of design, utility, etc. When you look at Shapeway's store you can see so much intricacy in some products. With a $10 block of plastic I can make a product that would otherwise sell for $100, now sell for $10.
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Yes but there is more than one reason to charge a lot for a product, one is the material used (which I don't expect to change much), but there are many others, such as creativity of design, utility, etc. When you look at Shapeway's store you can see so much intricacy in some products. With a $10 block of plastic I can make a product that would otherwise sell for $100, now sell for $10.
Trust me, I'm totally on your side. Theres a reason this tech has been around since the 80s, but things like the MakerBot has only happened recently, that's all I'm saying.
People that had, and could drive, Solidworks weren't interested in making one-off bits of jewelry and the artists that were couldn't drive the CAD system.
Wow. Everything is crazy expensive. $40 for a little plastic robot that doesn't move? Even if -I- had designed it, I wouldn't pay $40 for plastic printout of it.
Shapeways' prices are actually fairly competitive. 3D printing isn't cheap.
My point was the objects available for sale. Like that robot. They don't make sense, especially for that price.