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A year ago, when the last sub-500 "3D Printer that Everyone can use!" made 1.5 million dollars on KickStarter [1], I predicted that the next even-more-affordabl

A year ago, when the last sub-500 "3D Printer that Everyone can use!" made 1.5 million dollars on KickStarter [1], I predicted that the next even-more-affordable printer would be kickstarted before that one could even ship. Well, looks like I was wrong, but only by a few months. And this new one, only $100 cheaper, is already at 1,400% of it's goal. So now the only question is, how long until the $300 "First truly TRULY consumer 3D printer" makes a million on KickStarter? [1] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirate3d/the-buccaneer-the-3d-printer-that-everyone-can-use https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirate3d/the-buccaneer-...

yukichan 13y ago
Wow, the thing they eventually shipped doesn't look nearly as nice as what they promised[1]: http://imgur.com/uvLJZ0r http://imgur.com/uvLJZ0r vs http://imgur.com/IHaX6f7 http://imgur.com/IHaX6f7 Reminds me of pictures of McDondald's foods in ads and the crap you actually end up paying for. [1] Via: https://www.facebook.com/zerfani/media_set?set=a.10152347739269430.1073741853.738669429&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/zerfani/media_set?set=a.10152347739...
archivator 13y ago
Well, actually, I did back up these guys - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-printer-the-first-100-3d-printer-and-sc https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-pr... It's a laser-based solution, they're a small and lean team, their software is a Blender plugin and they sound competent. Also, did I mention the lasers? What I'm saying is that you were right.
- Inversechi 13y ago
  This looks like a totally different approach to 3D printing! I'll be interested in seeing how this project pans out.
joshvm 13y ago
The Buccaneer is a bit of a crooked sell. The Kickstarter: Yay it costs $347! Shipping: Oh yeah, about that, it's another $50... (or another $150 if you're not from the land of the free). After the Kickstarter: Well, now it costs $497 And shipping now?: A mere $100! ($150 to the UK) And after the pre-orders? "Retail price of the Buccaneer will be significantly higher than the pre-retail prices when we release it in the months ahead." Sorry, but no. That's not affordable and the marketing is reprehensible. And it's definitely not going to be sub-$500.

yukichan 13y ago

Wow, the thing they eventually shipped doesn't look nearly as nice as what they promised[1]: http://imgur.com/uvLJZ0r http://imgur.com/uvLJZ0r vs http://imgur.com/IHaX6f7 http://imgur.com/IHaX6f7 Reminds me of pictures of McDondald's foods in ads and the crap you actually end up paying for. [1] Via: https://www.facebook.com/zerfani/media_set?set=a.10152347739269430.1073741853.738669429&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/zerfani/media_set?set=a.10152347739...

archivator 13y ago

Well, actually, I did back up these guys - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-printer-the-first-100-3d-printer-and-sc https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-pr... It's a laser-based solution, they're a small and lean team, their software is a Blender plugin and they sound competent. Also, did I mention the lasers? What I'm saying is that you were right.

Inversechi 13y ago
This looks like a totally different approach to 3D printing! I'll be interested in seeing how this project pans out.

joshvm 13y ago

The Buccaneer is a bit of a crooked sell. The Kickstarter: Yay it costs $347! Shipping: Oh yeah, about that, it's another $50... (or another $150 if you're not from the land of the free). After the Kickstarter: Well, now it costs $497 And shipping now?: A mere $100! ($150 to the UK) And after the pre-orders? "Retail price of the Buccaneer will be significantly higher than the pre-retail prices when we release it in the months ahead." Sorry, but no. That's not affordable and the marketing is reprehensible. And it's definitely not going to be sub-$500.