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I stopped watching when I realised this printer is "cloud based" and "connects wirelessly to their servers". You know what? Call me when it can connect wirelessly to my computer, just as my 2D printer does right now.
It can - see the FAQ right at the bottom. "We have a backup WiFi printing mode similar to Octoprint..."
I've found that the more over-funded a Kickstarter project is, the higher the probability that delivery of perks and products will be delayed or have problems. In my experience over the past two years, I've seen a number of projects that I funded where the project creators got bogged down after deciding to add features not originally specified at the time of funding, or continually "tweak" features that then result i…
This is of course part of the risk associated with Kickstarter, projects may fail or be delayed. As you seem to be an avid backer, do you feel satisfied with the general delivery of projects you backed?
My biggest complaint is the lack of a better way to browse projects. There's no way to say "Show me all the projects in the Technology category that have not yet completed funding or are not over yet". I have to open up two tabs, one for Technology Staff Picks, and one for More in Technology, and browse through both of those to see what's currently active.
When it comes to consumer-grade 3D printing, it seems like all the focus on developing a cheap machine and none of the focus is on figuring out something that people actually want to print. So you can print a spoon and a bowl... great. But I actually already have one of those. If I ever have a need to print an endless supply of 1-inch square cubes, I guess 3D printing is just the ticket. I'm not saying they need to b…
"If you want to use your own filament, you may do so without the cartridges" GOOD! I dismiss other 3d printers immediately if they require some proprietary filament cartridge. Nice to see the price dropping on 3d printers. :-)
It's a tad more sophisticated but they're trying to tie you in just as much.
I don't oppose if it's optional tho. It's a fair way to monetise. But if it's the only way to realistically operate your printer, then you've basically been duped.
It's clear Kickstarter has failed in trying to convince people that "Kickstarter is not a store". * "I would order this..." * "I wouldn't be interested in purchasing..." * "I often buy things [from Kickstarter] in the hundreds..." * "I have no intention of actually buying a printer..."
This project for instance is just being advertised as a cheap alternative to things that already exist (claiming they don't would be a big stretch of the implementation details).
Kickstarter would lose most of its business by not allowing these kind of projects. People are more likely to bid in stuff they can easily figure out, rather than completely novel and seemingly far-fetched ideas.
Don't they only need to make one really good printer that can print other printers? That should bring margins down. Seriously though, as someone very interested in 3D printing this is awfully tempting to back. The best option for me though seems still to be to use a service that will allow you to send your model to a third party that will print it on a professional 3D printer and send it back to you. Internet + profe…
But yeah, a fair share of my 3d printer was printed by its same model. And this indeed is why good 3d printers like the Prusas, Mendels, etc are getting cheaper (this and cheaper filament prices). These are printers that provide good precision and use parts that are mostly cheap to produce or directly printable by a similar printer.
I still wonder if 3D printing is going to be a one in every home thing or something more akin to copiers (copy centers, businesses, and some individuals)? I get the feeling the current direction to go would be more Xerox than Apple.
A good, small, cheap 3d printer may become just about compulsory for anyone who, say, does home repairs, does any kind of professional design work, does arts and crafts, and so forth.
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why can't you wash the items with soap?
Eating soap that doesn't get rinsed off is pretty bad for you top.
If the soap can go in, it can get out. If the soap can go in, it's going to kill the overwhelming majority of the microbes ensconced in whatever matrix the 3d printer material is built from.
This is a non-issue.
Now, if you want to talk about 3d printer material being toxic and leaching out of the material into your digestive system, well...I don't know enough to have an informed opinion.
FWIW, I know a fair amount about microbial adhesion to abiotic surfaces and I've worked with several people who are experts on microbial sensitivity to detergents.
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Eating soap that doesn't get rinsed off is pretty bad for you top.
This doesn't really make any sense. If the soap can go in, it can get out. If the soap can go in, it's going to kill the overwhelming majority of the microbes ensconced in whatever matrix the 3d printer material is built from. This is a non-issue. Now, if you want to talk about 3d printer material being toxic and leaching out of the material into your digestive system, well...I don't know enough to have an informed o…
Seriously, just use a metal fork. It's cheaper, durable, trivial to clean.
How many hours of effort is it worth to reuse a plastic fork? Should I spend hundreds on an autoclave to keep the 30 cents worth of plastic clean? I hope you would agree that's a stupid waste of time and money.
Yeah, leached toxins from the plastic are bad as well. if i were forced to bet, i'd say bacteria will get you before plastic toxins, because proper cleaning would be hard.