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Also, unless you have big plans for an in-home 3d printer, there is nothing wrong with getting access to one via a friend, coworker, library, or maker-space and

Also, unless you have big plans for an in-home 3d printer, there is nothing wrong with getting access to one via a friend, coworker, library, or maker-space and essentially just paying for filaments. I wouldn't be surprised if in-home 3d printers sit idle for 95+% of the time. I was about to drop about $1000 on one for some hobby projects, but then found out my local library had a $6000 machine which I could use for essentially free(I'd be paying for filaments regardless), so long as I scheduled my prints a week in advance.

StavrosK 8y ago
This is both very true and a bit false. My 3D printer sits idle more than 95% of the time, but I just could not have done what I do unless I had one right next to me so I could iterate quickly. I usually need to do 4-5 iterations of something to get all the tolerances and details right, which cannot be scheduled a week in advance. However, if you can share a printer with someone and have low-latency access to it, definitely do not buy your own, just use that.