Anyone own 3D printer?

[edro]

OP should also check out libraries, an increasing number of them are offering 3D printers.

In Colorado Springs this one has 5 3D printers, laser cutter, etc and all you need is a library card.
http://ppld.org/c3/makerspace

terrible idea.
Now all the kids are going to 3d print books and the library will go out of business.

 

[DrPizza]

Got one at the school for students to work with. I'm not aware of anything really useful being printed... yet. I've been helping one of the students design prosthetic legs for a goat that doesn't have hind legs. But, in the meantime, the motherboard of the printer had to be replaced once, and it's crashed a couple of times in the middle of print jobs.

Still way too buggy, imho. Heard similar stories from a local college that teaches CAD; and theirs isn't a cheap printer. Not cheap at all.

 

[EliteRetard]

terrible idea.
Now all the kids are going to 3d print books and the library will go out of business.

Maybe they can 3D print game DVD's :hmm:

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

there's a $100 3d printer that's up for pre-order. you have to add a couple of household items for it to work though.

The kit comes with all the unique parts (the printer housing, internal components, and drip system) required to assemble the Peachy Printer. All that you will need to purchase on your end is two liquid reservoirs for the resin and saltwater, a print base (anything with a flat top that can sit inside the bottom reservoir and be removed), and a way to mount the reservoirs so one is above the other (we recommend a pipe or shelf). With the current design, the only required tools to assemble the printer are a utility knife and a small screw driver. We intend to keep this as simple as possible; no special tools will be required.

For reservoirs you can use almost anything that can hold liquid, disposable cups, pop bottle bottoms, aquariums, or if you want to print something larger a rain barrel could be used. Basically the options are endless and depend on how large of an object you are planning on printing. Keep in mind that build volumes of such a size have not yet been tested.