Low-cost Laser & Resin 3D SLA printer coming via Kickstarter

[Keith Mc]

Forwarded, from the GO-Tech e-list.

A new laser and resin full SLA printer, a spinoff from MIT lab researchers:
... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formlabs/form-1-an-affordable-professional-3d-printer

Cost: $2400 for the printer and 1 liter of resin, a neutral grey material.
Est cost for refills (from their site).
Form 1 wrote:
> about $149 per liter, but Kickstarter supporters who buy a Form 1
> print package will be guaranteed at least 1 liter per month for
> $129 ($0.13 per cubic centimeter) or cheaper for the life of their printer.
> This is compared to available resin from traditional suppliers, which currently
> costs around $300-$800 per liter, and is less than a tenth the cost
> of online print services.

- Keith Mc.

------------ Forwarded message ------------
> From: Robert LaJeunesse
> Subject: [GO-Tech] Low-cost 3D SLA printer coming via Kickstarter
> To: not...@yahoogroups.com
>
> Just found out about the Form 1 Kickstarter project.
> In just 1 week it's oversubscribed by $1.5 Million (yikes!!!),
> so there are a lot of folks who want one.
> FYI the laser driven SLA approach is much higher resolution than
> the hot-melt type printers, the Form 1 is much cheaper than
> commercial FDM printers. Check out the project and video at:
> ... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formlabs/form-1-an-affordable-professional-3d-printer
> Bob L.

[Mario Corsetti]

Holy moses, that thing looks cool.

It might not seem like all that much, but that surface detail is fantastic.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/178/142/ec3ed617c802ec391013326b4fa9f4f4_large.jpg?1348626699

I know that photo is advertising and probably only slightly more
accurate than before/after diet pictures, but it seems like the goods
to me.
To be sure, the machine is a bit on the slow side, (15mm~ per hour)
but the finish resulting from the resolution is just astounding. There
are features possible that you couldn't _hope_ to get at for
finishing.

Our grandchildren are never going to go to the store.

/\/\ario

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[Michael S]

Plus you have to think about how much simpler the entire mechanism is. Fewer moving parts, no plastic part popping off the heat bed, etc. Seems like an overall better system? Only one material though right?

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[Mario Corsetti]

Only one for now. They're looking at a flexible material and a
translucent one as well.

They seem to be offering a pretty sweet deal on a "subscription" to
their fluid as well.

/\/\ario