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Whatever it is, it looks a clunky mess. This is not the leap in 3D printing I was hoping for.

bprater 15y ago
Computers were pretty clunky, too, at the beginning. We are seeing the very earliest moments of the Star Trek replicator. When the market smells a demand, we'll get the pretty you are looking for.
thezilch 15y ago
To each his own, I suppose, as I rather like the build of exposed wires, bolts, rivets, and the likes -- I'm not alone. I'm not sure what "clunky mess" means or how device asthetics correlate to "leap[s]" (in ability?) in 3D printing.
- grannyg00se 15y ago
  I was actually referring to the produced piece that came out of it. It seems to have rather poor resolution, and there are what appear to be stringy anomalies and uneven portions. The machine itself is not relevant to me. I don't care if that looks clunky. But if the produced piece is a clunky looking mess, that's a problem.
  - starwed 15y ago
    Ah, "clunky" tends to be used to refer to ungainly machines, which is one reason most people reading your original post will assume you're discussing the aesthetics of the printer and not its products. The other is of course that the title of the submission is about the printer, so using "it" without further clarification will not be read as referring to something mentioned only in the article.
  - seclorum 15y ago
    You might be surprised at how much of a clunky mess most plastic cases look during the manufacturing process before they move in the production line to the finishing step. I would say, don't judge a book by its color. There are plenty of examples of ultra-refined models to be printed by these types of machines on http://thingiverse.com/ http://thingiverse.com/ .. if you really want to evaluate the 'finished nature' of the models coming from this scene, you ought to look at a few more examples ..
  - gallamine 15y ago
    Many 3D printed parts have a great deal of support material printed along with the "core" part. This provides stability and is removed during finishing.

Computers were pretty clunky, too, at the beginning. We are seeing the very earliest moments of the Star Trek replicator. When the market smells a demand, we'll get the pretty you are looking for.

thezilch 15y ago

To each his own, I suppose, as I rather like the build of exposed wires, bolts, rivets, and the likes -- I'm not alone. I'm not sure what "clunky mess" means or how device asthetics correlate to "leap[s]" (in ability?) in 3D printing.

grannyg00se 15y ago
I was actually referring to the produced piece that came out of it. It seems to have rather poor resolution, and there are what appear to be stringy anomalies and uneven portions. The machine itself is not relevant to me. I don't care if that looks clunky. But if the produced piece is a clunky looking mess, that's a problem.
- starwed 15y ago
  Ah, "clunky" tends to be used to refer to ungainly machines, which is one reason most people reading your original post will assume you're discussing the aesthetics of the printer and not its products. The other is of course that the title of the submission is about the printer, so using "it" without further clarification will not be read as referring to something mentioned only in the article.
- seclorum 15y ago
  You might be surprised at how much of a clunky mess most plastic cases look during the manufacturing process before they move in the production line to the finishing step. I would say, don't judge a book by its color. There are plenty of examples of ultra-refined models to be printed by these types of machines on http://thingiverse.com/ http://thingiverse.com/ .. if you really want to evaluate the 'finished nature' of the models coming from this scene, you ought to look at a few more examples ..
- gallamine 15y ago
  Many 3D printed parts have a great deal of support material printed along with the "core" part. This provides stability and is removed during finishing.