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This is a really neat tool, thanks for sharing it. I've been into 3D printing as a hobby for a while now and have gone through a handful of printers. Searching

This is a really neat tool, thanks for sharing it. I've been into 3D printing as a hobby for a while now and have gone through a handful of printers. Searching the models I'm familiar with, I'm pretty floored by how much the prices have dipped (even in the last year) and how feature-loaded new printers are. I haven't really been in the market for a new printer for a while, but this app is changing my mind. :) The only suggestion I have, and I don't know how readily available this data is or how hard it would be to generate, but a visual representation of the print quality for each printer would be great. I've always found the advertised resolution of a printer to be a really sub-standard way of determining print quality before I buy. For me, printing something uniform [0] and comparing it to the same thing from another printer (using the same slicer) is the best demonstration. [0] Been using this one for a bit: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5683 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5683

no_gravity 10y ago
It's an interesting idea. To have a picture of the same "thing" printed on all printers. But it would be hard to come by these images. Would have to be crowdsourced somehow.
- mmcwilliams 10y ago
  It definitely would require a lot of effort. One method could be to collect data from 3D printer reviewers who do that sort of thing (mostly printing Yoda or something). Another would be to add a user-submitted form for collecting the data, but even as I'm typing that out it seems like a crappy idea. Obviously all of this is coming from the peanut gallery, and would be a lot of effort to add little value, but I was imagining some kind of enlargement like this: http://tobuya3dprinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3d-printing-layer-height.jpg http://tobuya3dprinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3d-pri...
- cweagans 10y ago
  People post their 3d Benchy on reddit (/r/3dprinting) all the time. Might be a good place to start.
  - mmcwilliams 10y ago
    Oh yeah that's a great idea. I forgot about benchy. Love that boat.

no_gravity 10y ago

It's an interesting idea. To have a picture of the same "thing" printed on all printers. But it would be hard to come by these images. Would have to be crowdsourced somehow.

mmcwilliams 10y ago
It definitely would require a lot of effort. One method could be to collect data from 3D printer reviewers who do that sort of thing (mostly printing Yoda or something). Another would be to add a user-submitted form for collecting the data, but even as I'm typing that out it seems like a crappy idea. Obviously all of this is coming from the peanut gallery, and would be a lot of effort to add little value, but I was imagining some kind of enlargement like this: http://tobuya3dprinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3d-printing-layer-height.jpg http://tobuya3dprinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/3d-pri...
cweagans 10y ago
People post their 3d Benchy on reddit (/r/3dprinting) all the time. Might be a good place to start.
- mmcwilliams 10y ago
  Oh yeah that's a great idea. I forgot about benchy. Love that boat.