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Over-saturated is an understatement..it is getting pretty bad. http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/ http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/ I a

by Ccecil 12y ago

Over-saturated is an understatement..it is getting pretty bad. http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/ http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/ I am sure that is not nearly all of them :) The design is always an issue when printing too. Customers rarely design their models to be printed because they don't fully understand the process. If you design correctly you can get away with very little support material and still get very detailed models..if not then you end up with either a poorly printed object or significant detail loss on the surfaces from support material removal. Maybe some plugins for popular CAD programs might be helpful...at least some sort of "ray" plugin that would show where your trouble overhangs/support material generation will be located. At least for training purposes.

razster 12y ago
More often than not it is a print quality issue with a lot of them. At least what I've run into.
- Ccecil 12y ago
  Operator knowledge is very important. I often tell people "It is like a table saw...not a toaster" "Just because you have one doesn't mean you will be able to use it right away" Also, typically the less you spend on a printer the more time you spend tuning or failing prints. You can make a $600 in parts printer do very well if you know what you are doing...but it is much easier if you spend more on parts. Things like linear rails and proper leadscrews go a very long way...as does a proper hotend.
  - ipedrazas 12y ago
    Spot on. This is something that I find myself telling to people: money buys you time. The more you pay, the less you have to spend figuring out how does it work.
justsee 12y ago
I'm not sure a few pages of 3d printers covering a price range from $140-$846 000 is really any evidence of over-saturation. How do we determine this? An equivalent list of 2d printers would be significantly longer.
- yxhuvud 12y ago
  The market for 2d printers are also several magnitudes bigger, presently.

by Ccecil 12y ago

razster 12y ago

More often than not it is a print quality issue with a lot of them. At least what I've run into.

Ccecil 12y ago
Operator knowledge is very important. I often tell people "It is like a table saw...not a toaster" "Just because you have one doesn't mean you will be able to use it right away" Also, typically the less you spend on a printer the more time you spend tuning or failing prints. You can make a $600 in parts printer do very well if you know what you are doing...but it is much easier if you spend more on parts. Things like linear rails and proper leadscrews go a very long way...as does a proper hotend.
- ipedrazas 12y ago
  Spot on. This is something that I find myself telling to people: money buys you time. The more you pay, the less you have to spend figuring out how does it work.

justsee 12y ago

I'm not sure a few pages of 3d printers covering a price range from $140-$846 000 is really any evidence of over-saturation. How do we determine this? An equivalent list of 2d printers would be significantly longer.

yxhuvud 12y ago
The market for 2d printers are also several magnitudes bigger, presently.