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3D printers have been around for a while. I have been meaning to get one, but money is a little tight. I cannot afford a $5,000 hobby.
Yet I still want one. The ability to design an object and then print it is every modern designer’s dream.
This is why I am excited for Printrbot. Printrbot is looking to bring 3D printing to the masses. And at a sub-$500 price point, it could happen.
I designed the Printrbot to be the simplest 3D printer yet. There are some great kits out there - the Makerbot, the Ultimaker, the Prusa Mendel, and others - but none as small and simple as the Printrbot. This all-in-one 3D printer kit can be assembled and printing in a couple of hours. Other kits will not only take you many more hours to build, they will also have hundreds more parts, and they will cost more. My design also does away with the finicky calibration and adjustment from which most 3D printers suffer. This is the printer a kid could put together. We assemble the electronics, we assemble the hotend, and we put the connectors on all the motors and components… no soldering required!
The market for 3D printers is still in its infancy. Eventually 3D printers will have their 15 minutes of fame. Printrbot is a step in the right direction, but by no means is it the final step. I am excited to see what will happen with the project, but I am not holding my breathe waiting for Printrbot to spark a 3D printing revolution.
