3D Printing

Swaggs · 06-23-2023, 08:18 AM

Has anyone gotten into 3D printing? My younger high school-aged son has a birthday towards the end of the summer and seems really interested in learning more about it. I'm willing to spend for something good, rather than ending up with junk.

Bobble · 06-23-2023, 08:42 AM

I've toyed (ha!) with the idea but most of the things I can think of that I'd like to print are toys that 10-year old me (and now me) would want but don't really have a use for. I follow along in the /r/3Dprinting subreddit. Seems like a healthy amount of setup effort (levelling, base layer configuration, slicing, etc.) but also seems super cool. AFAICT the lower end printers (~$200-$300) are still very viable.

GrantDawg · 06-23-2023, 10:22 AM

I have a friend who has three. Why? He likes to play with things. He makes some rpg stuff and little things for around the house. I think it is something that can get addictive to do.

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Edward64 · 06-23-2023, 10:26 AM

I got a printer for my son 5 years ago (just before he left for college). It worked for a short while and broke. We were on the phone with support for an hour. Finally returned it.

I'm sure they've gotten better since but was a major disappointment then.

Silver Owl · 06-23-2023, 12:32 PM

My wife got me one for Christmas, I played around with it for maybe a month and its been sitting since.
Unless you have something specific you want to make the "try something new" factor disappears pretty quickly. At least for me it did.

SirFozzie · 06-30-2023, 11:25 PM

If I had more people to play with, I would have made BattleMechs and the like for Battletech.

06-23-2023, 10:22 AM	#3
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I have a friend who has three. Why? He likes to play with things. He makes some rpg stuff and little things for around the house. I think it is something that can get addictive to do. Sent from my SM-S916U using Tapatalk Last edited by GrantDawg : 06-23-2023 at 10:23 AM.

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06-23-2023, 08:42 AM	#2
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	I've toyed (ha!) with the idea but most of the things I can think of that I'd like to print are toys that 10-year old me (and now me) would want but don't really have a use for. I follow along in the /r/3Dprinting subreddit. Seems like a healthy amount of setup effort (levelling, base layer configuration, slicing, etc.) but also seems super cool. AFAICT the lower end printers (~$200-$300) are still very viable.

06-23-2023, 10:26 AM	#4
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	I got a printer for my son 5 years ago (just before he left for college). It worked for a short while and broke. We were on the phone with support for an hour. Finally returned it. I'm sure they've gotten better since but was a major disappointment then.

06-23-2023, 12:32 PM	#5
Silver Owl High School JV Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Akron, OH	My wife got me one for Christmas, I played around with it for maybe a month and its been sitting since. Unless you have something specific you want to make the "try something new" factor disappears pretty quickly. At least for me it did.

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