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$100 SLA based 3D Printer

Nate1616

I thought i would post this as there are a lot of people asking about the cheapest 3d printer on the market.   Well here it is at only $100.  This is a Stereolithography based printer that was created by thinking way outside the box for controlling its movement.  No need for expensive controllers like Ramps, Rambo and so on.  This just uses Blender and your sound card to control the movement.  Here is a link to its Kickstarter page http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-printer-the-first-100-3d-printer-and-sc.  I like the direction they are taking but let's see what improvements/enhacements come after the kickstarter campaign.  What are your thoughts?

 

Nate

  • Hi Nate,

     

    Yea I saw this add on another web site.  The only thing I did not like was that the resin appears to be sole sourced from them.  So I wonder about the operational costs.  The printer may be cheap, but you might find the production costs quite high.

     

    Anyway, it looks like they have enough supporters to get it produced.  I will wait to see how the unit performs after it ships.

     

    Interesting idea though,

     

    DAB

  • in reply to DAB

    Hello DAB

    I would say that is one of the biggest knocks on SLA printers is that the material costs are higher than fused deposition.  Another being the build size currently is small.  But like anything with time, improvement and adoption this should change.  You should be able to source the resin from someone else.  I don't think it could be that different if any at all from others.  I look forward to seeing what happens after they reach the funding.

     

    Nate

  • Thanks for posting about this - I was really amazed when I learned of this during my trip to New York and somoene played the video to me.  A 3D printer with no stepper motors made me do a double take.  Interesting approach - I hope they are successful!  I see they've raised over $500,000 so I'm sure the pressure is on now.