Small 3D Printer on Kickstarter

[pocoloco]

Reading about the specs of that Finnish 3Dprinter it does say it "can easily reach a precision close to even one tenth of a millimeter."

And with extra widgets it can print chocolate or use it as a milling cutter as well.

You should give them a call perhaps and let me know if you get one

[Relic]

I sent them email. Damn... I hope that it fits my purpose but I think that only resin printers have smooth enough finish. I use prints as masters for molds and too obvious layers are a pain. Sanding helps but not enough.

[beefcake]

I've read they have been using 3d printers to create organic pieces. It's only a matter of time before GW get on the band wagon and have a do it (to) yourself space marine kit, print plans for and extra heart etc,

[former user]

I was given to understand, from a friend more knowledgable than I in these matters, to whom I passed the ad for evaluation,
that he found it clever that the resolution was given in microns, to make it appear higher than it actually is (300 micron = 0.3mm) which is a rather not very high resolution....

it would be my impression that this Kickstarter is out to test the marketability of home printing (or small business printing)

[Relic]

Reading about the specs of that Finnish 3Dprinter it does say it "can easily reach a precision close to even one tenth of a millimeter."

And with extra widgets it can print chocolate or use it as a milling cutter as well.

You should give them a call perhaps and let me know if you get one

Im getting a test print from my own stl files! we will see how good it is

[pocoloco]

Im getting a test print from my own stl files! we will see how good it is

Very cool!  Keep us/me updated

[Relic]

An update. I bought the printer (Minifactory) and have been learning to do something usefull with it. now I've managed to print stuff for my 6mm minis. Even that it's FDM printer the resolution is very good. You just need to know how to print and how much detail is possible to model in to the 3D model. I will post some pics tomorrpw.

[Relic]

One more thing. I have been able to print 0.04 micron resolution and the model has no visible lines at all

[YPU]

One more thing. I have been able to print 0.04 micron resolution and the model has no visible lines at all

That's a very nice resolution. I have my own form 1+ incoming and I'm very curious to see the differences between the two.

[pocoloco]

Sounds great! Can't wait to see the pics.

[Relic]

That's a very nice resolution. I have my own form 1+ incoming and I'm very curious to see the differences between the two.

Form 1+ ! Nice one. The difference is huge. You can print smooth, sharp objects and will be easier to print difficult overhangs. FDM and resin printers are very different and Resin out performs FDM in detail easily .

I wanted to buy a resin one but they are too expensive and I wanted to learn the trade first before moving to the resin ones

[YPU]

Aye, your right on the money for me as well. Only difference is my main line of work is as a goldsmith, so having a printer capable of printing wax for lost wax casting was a must. I also had a rather big fiscal opportunity that might not come around again. (I'm also kind of nervous, this is like buying a high end sports car while still working on your licence )

[Relic]

Hehe well 3D printing is a bit confusing still since you really need to tweak the slicing / printing software a lot. With default profiles you can print yes, but they rarely are the optimum settings and every object usually needs it own settings..

I broke my printers nozzle after calibrating it wrong luckily the manufacturer gave another free. But when you get the hang of it, the possibilities are endless. Now I'm making prototypes for molding and then cast stuff in resin.

[zemjw]

For those not wanting to go the kickstarter route, and who don't mind waiting nearly two years - http://www.3dprinter-collection.com/

90 issues, £6.99 per issue (mostly, two are £14.99)

Still, given some kickstarters, you could still be finished building it before the KS delivers

[pocoloco]

Still waiting for the pics Relic...