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Been involved in 3D printers (https://cubehero.com https://cubehero.com), and one thing I was hoping for was an automatic ejection mechanism when I looked at it
by iamwil 13y ago
Been involved in 3D printers (https://cubehero.com https://cubehero.com), and one thing I was hoping for was an automatic ejection mechanism when I looked at it--as it's sometimes tough to get the print off the print bed.
Overall, 3D printers take a lot of fiddling to get right, and while they hand wave these problems away in the video. I hope that they actually fix some of those problems to make it more accessible for everyone.
- benhowes 13y agoMakerbot does have a patent on Automated Print Beds [1], which is probably going to be an issue for companies attempting to 'replicate' it ;). There's some discussion about the patent here [2]. How's the site going Wil? [1]: http://www.google.com/patents/US8226395 http://www.google.com/patents/US8226395 [2]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/makerbot/ikS4bfQy7KM https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/makerbot/ikS4bfQy7KM
- iamwil 13y agoNot bad. It's growing, and people are using it!