Dremel 3D Printer

[usdemt]

I've been watching the 3D printing market for a while and even thinking about getting one myself. Seeing Dremel getting into the market is only a good thing as it shows an acceptance from all sizes of companies.

I'm curious how this compares to the MakerBot 3D printer, as I hear it's one of the better ones on the market though pricey.

The manufacturer FlashForge makes a Makerbot replica that is very similar for much less money. It can also use the Makerware software. I got the FF Creator Pro and very happy with it so far. I wouldnt be interested in a single extruder printer right now though. I dont print much with dual colors but after I get the hang of the printer I am going to start trying some dissolvable filament prints as I can see them being very useful. Having only one extruder eliminates that option.

 

[Sage55]

Is this FlashForge 3D printer what you'd recommend?

What purpose would a dual extruder printer serve for someone looking to just print small parts?

 

[4t64rd]

Why have a warehouse full of plastic replacement parts for _insert consumer item here__ when all you need is a bank of printers being fed files, making the parts on demand, and dropping them into addressed shipping boxes.

The guy fixing your washing machine shows up in a Scion IQ with a 3D printer in the back next to his box of tools... He finds out what is broken, has his smart phone sent the part number to the printer and by the time he walks out to his "service vehicle" the part is half done... It finishes and he installs the part and collects $200 from you.

Customizable products... Don't like the configuration on the shelf, they'll make a new one while you wait.

It's going to change the world...

BTW the CEO of the company that put a 3D Printer in the SpaceX rocket last week to go to the ISS, I used to babysit.

 

[alexisk]

Yeah, when I first heard about these I couldn't believe it! How about that 3D car that was printed at IMTS in Chicago this year? Pretty neat.

 

[Whiskeymike]

My neighbor is an advanced wood worker/artist and he uses his printer to make unique jigs. He has dozens of the jigs and when one breaks or wears out, he prints another and swaps the fasteners. He also has a laser engraver and other fun tools that I covet.

I think he gets as much enjoyment out of the CAD design process as he does turning wood in his lathes. It's all a creative process.

 

[Crow11]

Criminals will just go buy a stolen gun off of another criminal before they drop 1k on the printer and then another 1k on the upper/barrel/BCG/LPK to complete the AR.

Chances are more criminals will print plastic knives that can get through metal detectors at nightclubs and courthouses than will print gun parts.

and I woulda thought they (criminals) would just steal it. it being all the above.

 

[gte718p]

Ceramic knives have been around for years. The material to easily make a plastic knofe have been around even longer. You have been able to machine a gun for years. CNC files are readily available on the internet. I know a few are out their, but it is not a huge issue. The whole print your own weapon is a none issue playing to the fears and ignorance of stupid people.

The company I ordered my printer from is having technical delays. They are a year behind production. Stupid me for supporting a kickstarter campaign. I can't wait to get it to make a bunch of silly little plastic parts that are driving me nuts.

 

[gte718p]

Yes, that's a "genius" idea...allow tax-payers to foot the bill for your selfishness. Or how about we boycott this unconstitutional program and fight to get these programs, and all who enacted them, removed.

So I know this is the wrong forum but I'll bite. What exactly is unconstitutional about a gun buy back program. I can't think of a single thing in the constitution that mentions buying guns. For that matter I've never heard of a federal buy back program. They are almost always state, local, or civic groups. IF you want to be a limited government type (I find most gun nuts are) any power not specifically given to the Federal government should be a states right. If they want to buy guns, why can't they? I have yet to see a state forbid it in their own constitution.

It's also a buy back not a whole sale seizure. If you want a gun, don't sell it. I sure as hell am not selling my $1800 tricked out AR for $100. I don't recommend you do it either. However if some crack head wants to sell a stolen weapon that is likely only going to be used for ill, I'm more then willing to deal with that.

You mention gun and people go off the deep end throwing the constitution around and they don't even know what it says.

 

[arroberts]

I have a $900 part for the printers at work. It is a plastic tub with some cotton pads in it and a hole for a tube. I am looking at one of these type printers to print the parts. They are a low use item so I would only have to have a couple on the shelf, but could print on demand instead of ordering. I just need the bed size to be large enough. The tub is 9 1/2 inches long, just outside the range of most of these printers.

 

[thesilverone]

I have a MakerBot Replicator version 2.

I've been to their facility a number of times in Brooklyn. It's a very cool place and they're doing some amazing stuff.

 

[Davo3]

/bump

Fellas, I've been working for a 3D Printing company for two years now.

Our prints can currently print in plastics at up to 250C (ABS, BendLay, HIPS, LayWoo-d3, NinjaFlex, Nylon, PET, PLA, Plastink Rubber, PP, PVA and T-Glase), photoinitated crosslinking resins (PEG, etc. - you specify the wavelength), clays (porcelain, precious metal clays, polymer clays, etc.) and emulsifiables (RTV Silicone, putties, pastes, waxes, polyurethane) and even take a laser attachment (5w, can etch stainless steel, etch/expose circuit boards) and a milling head for SMALL THROUGH HOLES (like precise cleanup on modeled holes - NOT hogging a block of metal). And our prototype 350C head should be able to print in delrin.

Every month, people are figuring out a new material to use additive (or a combo of additive/subtractive) manufacturing on. Our printer takes modular heads (gibbed like many lathes), to be able to take advantage of technologies not yet developed. And we're made of steel and aluminum, the only plastic part is a cover plate. We send a digital gauge with every printer so you can check and set the bed level.

If you are interested, please PM me and I'll get you a skype/teamviewer session, where you can see and operate one remotely.

Product listing: http://hyrel3d.net/pdfs/Hyrel 3D Product List, Jan 2015.pdf

Cheers,
Davo3