Comments on: baby’s first 3D printer http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/ It does, you know. You just have to get it hot enough. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jet http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-79272 jet Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:20:16 +0000 http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/#comment-79272 I think that "poor quality" is both subjective and temporary. The question is if the print quality is good enough for the task at hand not if it is the best print possible. If I need a tighter finish I can prototype something on my Cupcake then send it out to a firm like Shapeways for a high-end print. Meanwhile, I've printed a number of objects that were perfectly functional at the low resolution of the Cupcake. It's really no different than printers. In the 80s most of us could only afford dot-matrix printers and couldn't print anything nearly as nice as a professional print shop. 20 years later, color inkjets were cheaper than computers and the average person could make photo-quality prints at the push of a button. I think that “poor quality” is both subjective and temporary. The question is if the print quality is good enough for the task at hand not if it is the best print possible. If I need a tighter finish I can prototype something on my Cupcake then send it out to a firm like Shapeways for a high-end print. Meanwhile, I’ve printed a number of objects that were perfectly functional at the low resolution of the Cupcake.

It’s really no different than printers. In the 80s most of us could only afford dot-matrix printers and couldn’t print anything nearly as nice as a professional print shop. 20 years later, color inkjets were cheaper than computers and the average person could make photo-quality prints at the push of a button.

]]> By: Robert Cunningham http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-79238 Robert Cunningham Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:33:59 +0000 http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/#comment-79238 Two points to consider besides cost are quality and strength. All of the DIY printers prints are poor quality with the best surface quality leaving rough stepping artifacts of at least .010 or greater. If your looking for a quality surface this is not acceptable. The powder based systems are simply too fragile. Another consideration is size. Most DIY system prints are tiny. Bob Two points to consider besides cost are quality and strength. All of the DIY printers prints are poor quality with the best surface quality leaving rough stepping artifacts of at least .010 or greater. If your looking for a quality surface this is not acceptable. The powder based systems are simply too fragile. Another consideration is size. Most DIY system prints are tiny.

Bob

]]> By: C Wright http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-58387 C Wright Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:30:11 +0000 http://www.allartburns.org/2009/11/13/babys-first-3d-printer/#comment-58387 Excellant article Thank You, ~cw Excellant article

Thank You,

~cw

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