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While I know you have the hype around 3D-printing in mind, there is no sign that this guy consider this anything else than a hobby. But of cause, this article

While I know you have the hype around 3D-printing in mind, there is no sign that this guy consider this anything else than a hobby. But of cause, this article does in many ways highlight the problems with current 3D-printing technology, and why it currently is mostly a rather limited prototyping tool. This would be the case even for more professional 3D-printers. Now most of the hype is gone, and I think most people realize that 3D-printers will remain a prototyping tools for the forseable future.

Timucin 7y ago
While I agree that people were thinking to achieve more when buying a 3d printer and then many realised it's not always easy and straightforward to print thinks in mind, I still wouldn't call this a hype. It's an advancement and we are the early adapters. Even in the current state, I managed to print many useful things, only by downloading 3d models by the fraction of the price I would be paying if I were to buy those things from shops. I also realised that 3d printers are not the same as few years ago, they are more precise, accurate and handling the errors better than previous models. So I am a bit more hopeful than you for the foreseeable future. :)
OldXKEGuy 7y ago
I ran across Brian's MK735 blog (via ixsystems) just a few days ago while looking for a server case. Have you actually gone to the 3dwebe website and read what is posted there? That "Cautions, Caveats and Considerations" section is posted by someone that looks like they know the possible issues, ACTUALLY CARES and disclosed those issues. This is not some "hobbyist" that just put a 3D printed server case together. 3D printing is absolutely a good prototyping tool. It's also a fantastic low cost, one-off manufacturing tool for some of us that cannot afford $10k in sheet metal design and setup costs to get what I want and not what someone else is offering.

Timucin 7y ago

While I agree that people were thinking to achieve more when buying a 3d printer and then many realised it's not always easy and straightforward to print thinks in mind, I still wouldn't call this a hype. It's an advancement and we are the early adapters. Even in the current state, I managed to print many useful things, only by downloading 3d models by the fraction of the price I would be paying if I were to buy those things from shops. I also realised that 3d printers are not the same as few years ago, they are more precise, accurate and handling the errors better than previous models. So I am a bit more hopeful than you for the foreseeable future. :)

OldXKEGuy 7y ago

I ran across Brian's MK735 blog (via ixsystems) just a few days ago while looking for a server case. Have you actually gone to the 3dwebe website and read what is posted there? That "Cautions, Caveats and Considerations" section is posted by someone that looks like they know the possible issues, ACTUALLY CARES and disclosed those issues. This is not some "hobbyist" that just put a 3D printed server case together. 3D printing is absolutely a good prototyping tool. It's also a fantastic low cost, one-off manufacturing tool for some of us that cannot afford $10k in sheet metal design and setup costs to get what I want and not what someone else is offering.