Dremel 3D Printer

[Ryan]

Did y'all see this coming? Dremel just released a 3D printer... $1000. And I guess online design tools and libraries are in the works. Soon, this kind of stuff is going to...
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[Garage Junky]

I don't know much about 3D printers, but if the price keeps going down like this it could revolutionize production. Hell, if it gets cheap enough even I might consider buying one.

 

[Jbizzle]

That surprises me, thought they just had the little handheld tool. Looks like they put some thought into it and now I want one! If I had any kind of use for it I would get it!

 

[Daedalus]

For some applications this is also being done with titanium. It will soon be cheaper to buy a custom shape titanium part cheaper than what it costs to make a machined aluminum part. And this opens a lot of doors for geometry and weight optimization. With a machined part, you need to get a cutter into every pocket. With a printer, you don't. You can make a hollow cube with this, more or less, if you wanted to. Additive manufacturing will definitely change things, just not overnight.

 

[scw1991]

let's not forget the other critical factor to this equation.....you gotta design the object in 3D CAD modeling software to begin with.

 

[purplezr2]

let's not forget the other critical factor to this equation.....you gotta design the object in 3D CAD modeling software to begin with.

That's the easy part. The only thing to remember is most 3D parts are not longterm used, they are not super strong.

 

[asmasm]

I think this is a re-braded flashforge dreamer with fewer features:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JRBQJ6W/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Either way, more affordable printers backed by larger companies is a good thing.

 

[u118224]

OK, I'll bite. Why would an individual have a use for this at $1,000?

 

[MFortie]

Why, to make blue frogs of course!

 

[saturnman]

sweet, now to make a gas powered r/c car with true lotus inspired suspension.....

 

[ADSR]

OK, I'll bite. Why would an individual have a use for this at $1,000?

One guy i know is using it to make a full size model of an water intake for a jet boat drive. The finished piece will be sent off to make an aluminum casting.

 

[scw1991]

It's a great tool for marketing purposes, rapid prototyping, and as stated above, to make lost wax/ investment castings

 

[u118224]

One guy i know is using it to make a full size model of an water intake for a jet boat drive. The finished piece will be sent off to make an aluminum casting.

That's what I envisioned it would be used for. It's probably cheaper that having a company make a mock-up.

 

[CoryZ]

The distribution channel is the interesting thing here. Well, that and the brand name.

Other than that, this doesn't seem like a good deal. I swear I've been hearing about $1000 object printers for years.

 

[James E]

Sign me up if it's big enough to make AR uppers and lowers.

The blue frogs are just a bonus.

There was a counselor (17 yr old) at Scout camp this summer that made a 3d printer out of a kit he bought online for a hundred bucks or so. It was funny looking because he'd built the framework out of wood so it looked rather Flintstones-ey. At any rate, it worked. The thing used fishing line or string trimmer line--I can't remember.

He ran that thing all summer long selling stuff he made on it as key fobs for a couple bucks a pop. Stuff like little Tardises, animals, arrow-heads, etc. He must have made a fortune.

 

[G_P]

OK, I'll bite. Why would an individual have a use for this at $1,000?

Sign me up if it's big enough to make AR uppers and lowers.

^^That. Printing AR lowers and other AR parts will be a major use of home 3d printers.

 

[shaggymutt1]

Why, to make blue frogs of course!

Funny!

 

[ADSR]

^^That. Printing AR lowers and other AR parts will be a major use of home 3d printers.

That's kind of scarry.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

That's kind of scarry.

Why?

 

[G_P]

Whats so scary about making at home something you can buy in a store?

BTW making a gun at home is perfectly legal as long as you are not a felon or otherwise prohibited from owning a gun.

 

[ADSR]

BTW making a gun at home is perfectly legal as long as you are not a felon or otherwise prohibited from owning a gun.

And this is the scary part. Anyone who can buy a printer can make the parts. I know anyone can do the same with a milling machine, but the printer takes no skill.

 

[G_P]

And this is the scary part. Anyone who can buy a printer can make the parts. I know anyone can do the same with a milling machine, but the printer takes no skill.

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.

 

[wildbill23c]

I'd like a laser engraver personally, but they're still extremely expensive for my income level LOL. Course how things always go, if I had the money to buy one I could make tons of money engraving stuff for people, but umm...there's that huge up front cost problem LOL.

I guess in the case of this 3D printer, it would be the same $1000, I don't make that in a month so not for me. I could see where it would be something that people can use for their personal home projects though. $1000 really isn't that bad for little projects or learning on, but what can it really do and what can't it do. For its size it will be pretty limited I would assume, and for $1000 what features does it not have.

 

[ADSR]

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.

I was more thinking a couple gang members getting together and buying one. They start printing out 1911's by the hundreds for a quick 100 buck sale.

 

[G_P]

I was more thinking a couple gang members getting together and buying one. They start printing out 1911's by the hundreds for a quick 100 buck sale.

Not sure if there are even any plastic 1911's out there or if they can be made with plastic frames.

Remember that after buying the slides, barrels and the numerous other parts that must be made of metal they will still cost a few hundred dollars per gun to make. Criminals want the cheapest gun possible since they are very likely to just toss it away after they use it in a crime.

If I had one, I would print a handful of Glock style frames and then go turn them in at a gun buyback and pay off the printer and then some

 

[wmartin]

If I had one, I would print a handful of Glock style frames and then go turn them in at a gun buyback and pay off the printer and then some

Great Googly Moogly, that's brilliant.

What's the materials price on a a blue frog? Anyone have a clue?

 

[oberst]

Lots of States have been checking out what's happening in Washington and Colorado and are now contemplating making weed legal....
A spike in weed consumption could result in a nationwide shortage of bongs.

Lots of bong patterns available for free on The Googles.

Could the Dremel 3D printer be as ubiquitous in the counterculture as Zig Zag papers?

Time will tell....

 

[tmike14400]

I've been kinda following the 3D printer market for awhile but still haven't justified it to myself to buy one. A few years ago or so, Jay Leno made a video (On his Leno's Garage website, I think) where he went to a company that specialized in 3D printing - he was blown away by this technology. One of the things they made was an adjustable wrench and the thumbwheel worked right out of the printer - no assembly, nothing.
I still haven't figured out how they did that.

 

[chicane]

OK, I'll bite. Why would an individual have a use for this at $1,000?

Nothing, unless you collect plastic frogs.
If this thing can do metal like a CNC machine then I could put it to all kinds of uses.

 

[chicane]

That's the easy part. The only thing to remember is most 3D parts are not longterm used, they are not super strong.

Umm, no that is actually the hard part with these machines. Pushing the start button is the easy part.

 

[Thumper68]

Nothing, unless you collect plastic frogs.
If this thing can do metal like a CNC machine then I could put it to all kinds of uses.

How about proto typing a part, like we do with delrin before making it in metal. Be kind of nice to know that all the specs are right on before fireing up the cnc mill.

 

[wildbill23c]

Not sure if there are even any plastic 1911's out there or if they can be made with plastic frames.

Remember that after buying the slides, barrels and the numerous other parts that must be made of metal they will still cost a few hundred dollars per gun to make. Criminals want the cheapest gun possible since they are very likely to just toss it away after they use it in a crime.

If I had one, I would print a handful of Glock style frames and then go turn them in at a gun buyback and pay off the printer and then some

There was a youtube video I ran across a couple days ago where someone had CNC'd a 1911 frame, and was building his own 1911 pistol. Or at least that's what his plans were. Problem with this technology now, you can put guns in the hands of criminals and background checks aren't going to do a thing, because the criminals just print them at their house .

 

[Hunterdave]

Criminals don't do background checks now They obtain stolen guns or guns gotten through nefarious means. It's why they're called criminals ! Making one would be to involved . Now they can sell a little crack or shoot a rival gang member to get a gun. EASY PEASY

 

[Amitygravel]

So are these thing capable of working metals , or are they limited to softer materials ?

 

[G_P]

They use liquid plastic to build up the part in layers.

 

[ADSR]

So are these thing capable of working metals , or are they limited to softer materials ?

GE has a laser one that builds with a metal deposit.

 

[wildbill23c]

Criminals don't do background checks now They obtain stolen guns or guns gotten through nefarious means. It's why they're called criminals ! Making one would be to involved . Now they can sell a little crack or shoot a rival gang member to get a gun. EASY PEASY

Yep, already know that. Just saying these criminals can now just make their own LOL. Except I highly doubt most of them have the knowledge, and/or the money to buy and operate a CNC machine, or a 3D Printer.

 

[chicane]

How about proto typing a part, like we do with delrin before making it in metal. Be kind of nice to know that all the specs are right on before fireing up the cnc mill.

Good idea but I am not going to pay $1000 for a prototype machine. When I can take the same machine prototype it in plastic then make it in aluminum. I will pay $500.

 

[JT-3]

Didn't they one of these in back to the future that made pizzas?

Press a button and get a domino's pizza sounds good to me.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

$500 you say, here is amazon's #1 selling 3d printer @ $499

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7VEU0G/?tag=atomicindus08-20