Dremel printer

[Stuey]

Posted details at http://toolguyd.com/dremel-3d-printer/

Basically, it's a $999 consumer-friendly easy-to-use 3D printer. Technical specs are decent for the money.

Will be coming to select Home Depot stores, and will be sold at Amazon and HD online.

Craftsman/Sears toyed with the idea of 3D printing, at least that's why I think they picked my brain about the matter a year ago over the phone, and I thought it was a silly idea for them to pursue. However, with Dremel behind this, I'm pretty optimistic.

Whatdya think?

 

[Tellingthem]

Been waiting for someone large to step into the mix. If this machine works well I figure this is just another step in every household having one. It may just be the biggest thing since the smart phone. And if the timing is right they stand to make a fortune...

 

[pepi]

A new level for the model builders of the world, trains, plains and cars.. Endless possibilities.

 

[KerryH]

I will wait to see the reviews. Granted a 3d printer doesn't see any real forces. Dremel's rotary tools have never impressed me though.

 

[Ign]

What kind of tolerances can these hold? Can they print undercuts?

 

[Stuey]

I will wait to see the reviews. Granted a 3d printer doesn't see any real forces. Dremel's rotary tools have never impressed me though.

3D printers don't see heavy forces on any of the axes, but it's tough to get any quality print if everything's not perfectly aligned and calibrated.

I tried the Printrbot Metal, and it was a mess. Half a day trying to calibrate and recalibrate, and messing with settings, and I still couldn't get the first few layers of the sample print.

With a lot of 3D printers, you really have to become a 3D printing enthusiast to use them effectively. Hopefully that won't be the case with this one.

 

[nine4gmc]

It looks cool and I could probably find something to do with it but my money would be better spent towards the Dremel CNC.

 

[Stuey]

It looks cool and I could probably find something to do with it but my money would be better spent towards the Dremel CNC.

I sure hope a Dremel CNC is in the works!

 

[Bighead38]

I want it.

 

[Danglerb]

Few weeks ago I stopped by the local Rockler's and it happened to be the demo night for the Shark CNC and a few owners and DIY guys were all talking CNC etc. Made for wood, works with some care with Aluminum, constantly getting cheaper with most issues software related.

Soon enough there will be a bazillion 3D printers in small users hands and that means plenty of people selling time on the machines cheap. Plus Kinko's type places will show up locally to print user files for a fee.

What is really needed for both is simple WYSIWYG software, what you see is what you get,

 

[EOC_Jason]

I always thought this one was cool, and I think the price tag is only $350

http://printm3d.com/themicro/

 

[rsanter]

With 3d printers there are a couple of factors
1 what is the resolution? That makes a big difference in the final product it puts out.
2 cost of the material it uses. Printer might be cheap but the feed materials can get expensive.

Bob

 

[Stuey]

With 3d printers there are a couple of factors
1 what is the resolution? That makes a big difference in the final product it puts out.
2 cost of the material it uses. Printer might be cheap but the feed materials can get expensive.

Bob

100 microns, and standard 1.75mm PLA filament.

To me, a big plus about this is the Dremel name. It gives the printer a greater chance at high level support and community engagement.

I'm heading out to Maker Faire in NYC in about an hour, and I expect to see many new 3D printers and companies. But how many of those brands will still be around in 5 years? 2 years? 1 year? I'm sure they don't intend to be fly-by-night operations, but the market can only support so many different models.

There will be a couple of brands dominating the majority of sales, and then a lot of smaller companies will fight for the crumbs.

 

[usdemt]

I wonder what Dremel brings to the table though. This is just a rebranded Flash Forge Dreamer painted a different color from what I can tell. I also think having a single extruder is a huge limiting factor with how fast the dissolving filaments are progressing.

 

[Stuey]

I wonder what Dremel brings to the table though. This is just a rebranded Flash Forge Dreamer painted a different color from what I can tell. I also think having a single extruder is a huge limiting factor with how fast the dissolving filaments are progressing.

Distribution channels and better user support.

 

[usdemt]

Distribution channels and better user support.

I seriously doubt that some minimum wage call takers can provide anything close to the support you can get from FF. Tang is a great guy and though his english isnt perfect he is still easy to understand and he is the brains behind the machines. He can diagnose just about anything.

 

[BikerDad]

I seriously doubt that some minimum wage call takers can provide anything close to the support you can get from FF. Tang is a great guy and though his english isnt perfect he is still easy to understand and he is the brains behind the machines. He can diagnose just about anything.

My guess is that Tang is a great guy with a lot of Bosch's money now.

 

[cheechi]

I like the idea of bringing it to the masses. However, I don't like the idea that they put the Dremel name on it. I feel like whenever Bosch is going to release a product they don't want to fully support, it says Dremel on the box. Remember in the 90's when the grand re-release (or if you were younger than a certain age, the 'release') of those early Dremels was hyped to end all hype, then we had to wait till the third generation to get one that really had the versatility to use all the bits they had been selling all along? (and as an aside, not until the release of the 4000 to be able to last longer than say 10-20 hrs in a real 'power' user's hands).

Dremel printer 1.0, even based on a solid foundation, is going to be a good start but at that price will fail. The early adopters already have their own or have decided which one to buy. Others have decided to use a service and pay per part. Still more will be waiting until they are commodity pricing. So who is Dremel's intended audience?