This consumer grade 3D printer that prints 5x faster is on Kickstarter
3D printing has to be one of the most futuristic pieces of tech around, even more so now that it's made its way into the hands of regular consumers. You can take a digital file, a roll of filament, and turn that into just about any shape you want. This has led to tons of really cool individual projects, like this horrific ergonomic keyboard, being made with 3D printing, but your regular hobbyist will tell you it's far from a painless process.
I bought one of the Aldi 3D printers a few years back. Being able to print your own 3D designs is a special kind of magic, but it's one you have to work for. These cheap consumer grade 3D printers are incredibly fiddly, which you'd expect a bit for the price. In the first few prints I'd already encountered just about every problem you can with these things, some multiple times. Then the print itself would easily take 15 hours for something the size of a mouse, and that's if it even managed to be successful. It certainly wasn't as successful as this Warhammer 40k YouTuber's Dawn of War prints.
It's not an experience that exactly encourages 3D printing. It's not often I can think of something I want to print that feels worth the effort and hours involved in making it happen. I've got friends with better printers, who've had nicer experiences but still not enough to make 3D printing feel worthwhile beyond a curiosity at sub $1000 USD prices.
That's why this Kickstarter for a new faster printing consumer grade 3D printer has caught my eye. Spotted by The Verge, this printer is being made by renowned phone accessories company Anker. It boasts 5x faster printing which is nothing short of huge if true. You can see a demo of it in this video.
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