Comment on You’ll Download Physical Objects Sooner Than You ThinkComments−haasted14ydonated a 3D printer worth several hundred dollars for him to use at school.Can a 3D printer really be acquired at this price level now? Does anyone have any model recommendations in this range?−jianshen14yIf you're really interested in buying one, there are a few kickstarter projects trying to break the sub $1000 market via RepRap designs. Here's one: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/printrbot/printrbot-your...−ff0066mote14y> RepRap was the first of the low-cost 3D printers, and the RepRap Project started the open-source 3D printer revolution.(from http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap)I believe this is one, but you'll have to build it yourself after sourcing parts.
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donated a 3D printer worth several hundred dollars for him to use at school.
Can a 3D printer really be acquired at this price level now? Does anyone have any model recommendations in this range?
If you're really interested in buying one, there are a few kickstarter projects trying to break the sub $1000 market via RepRap designs. Here's one: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/printrbot/printrbot-your...
> RepRap was the first of the low-cost 3D printers, and the RepRap Project started the open-source 3D printer revolution.
(from http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap)
I believe this is one, but you'll have to build it yourself after sourcing parts.