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Topic: Engadget Article Rounding up 3D Printers

Hits most of the ones I have heard of.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/29/3d-printer-guide/

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Re: Engadget Article Rounding up 3D Printers

jooshs wrote:

Hits most of the ones I have heard of.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/29/3d-printer-guide/

For the lazy:
Back in the fall of 2011, former MakerBot COO Sam Cervantes started work on his own desktop 3D printer, with the aim of taking the space to new levels of affordability. The resulting company is Solidoodle. While the name is arguably unfortunate, the product is anything but. By its second iteration, the company gave the world a remarkably low-priced device, at $500, featuring a 6 x 6 x 6-inch build platform and a rugged body that built upon its founder's engineering past. We recently got our hands on the company's third-generation printer, which ups the build size to 8 x 8 x 8, a scale that also brings the price up to $800. It's a sizable increase, but it still comes in well below the industry standard for consumer 3D printers. And just to show he wasn't joking about the whole rugged thing, Cervantes took a moment to stand on the printer, when the company came by our office, taking the whole concept of standing by a product to new levels.

I giggled when he said our name was unfortunate.

One thing that worries me about these kickstarter projects, is that it looks like very few of them are focused on factory process, as opposed to product development. They might build a great product, but realize that they are in over their head rounding up a process to build the final thing.

Former Solidoodle employee, no longer associated with the company.

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Re: Engadget Article Rounding up 3D Printers

Have you thought about moonlighting as printer manufacturing consultants?  A good way to skim some of the competitions secrets and sneakily lead them astray. smile

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jooshs wrote:

Have you thought about moonlighting as printer manufacturing consultants?  A good way to skim some of the competitions secrets and sneakily lead them astray. smile

Most don't need any help at that.  Most of the start up 3d printing makers don't make it.  They have a problem just fulfilling their kickstarter people.  Most of Solidoodle's competitors still have a 8 week lead time on orders, at least Makerbot does.  To help them mess up their competition they need the following, quality, price, speed of delivery, and support.  That's where most fail, if you break any of those and someone else does it, your done.

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Re: Engadget Article Rounding up 3D Printers

lotw_1 wrote:
jooshs wrote:

Have you thought about moonlighting as printer manufacturing consultants?  A good way to skim some of the competitions secrets and sneakily lead them astray. smile

Most don't need any help at that.  Most of the start up 3d printing makers don't make it.  They have a problem just fulfilling their kickstarter people.  Most of Solidoodle's competitors still have a 8 week lead time on orders, at least Makerbot does.  To help them mess up their competition they need the following, quality, price, speed of delivery, and support.  That's where most fail, if you break any of those and someone else does it, your done.

There are lots of cool printers out there. We wish more saw the light of day.

Former Solidoodle employee, no longer associated with the company.