One of the most recent entry-level 3D
printers to hit the market via a crowd funded channel has got my attention —
and that of many others it would seem. The B9Creator project created a
spectacular buzz around 3D printing when it hit its $50,000 target within 24
hours, this virtually doubled by 48 hours. The well-deserved attention and
amazing success has come, I think, from the fact that this 3D printer offers
individuals within the 3D printing user community an alternative to the FDM
process.
The B9Creator — the brainchild of Michael
Joyce — is a compact, resin based 3D printer and offers users the benefits of
resin 3D printing, namely highly detailed, high resolution parts (compare the
typical 100µm layer of the B9Creator with the 200µm from a comparable FDM
printer). Also the build volume (3” x 4” x 8”) is pretty impressive. For curing
the resin materials, the B9Creator employs a light projector and is both
effective and safe. Although available in kit form and at a price of $2,375 for
the full kit (on kickstarter), the demand for this sort of printer is more than
evident by the response it has got. It also looks quirky and has an attraction
all of its own, IMO, this is by virtue of the fact that it does mirror the
aesthetics of its professional grade big brothers.
Full kickstarter project can be viewed here.
Hopefully this is the first of many resin DLP based systems to come out of the open source market. I'm particularly curious to see how RepRap organisation responds to this. On a recent post Adrian Bowyer said they were actively looking at DLP chips and resin systems.
ReplyDeleteIt is not to diminish the achievements of B9Creator, but if one guy can do all that in a few months, think what a whole opensource community can achieve.
I noticed that you've written about Kickstarter campaigns, and I know this article is a bit old, but I just thought that you might be interested in ours.
ReplyDeleteWe've launched our very own crowdfunding campaign for our company, Protos Eyewear, to crowdfund custom fit eyewear made via 3D printing.
It's unfortunate, but Kickstarter no longer allows eyewear, so we have to work extra hard to get the word out. And if it's okay, we would love to get your help and support in any way, shape or form. If you would like to write about our project, then please do check us out at protoseyewear.com
We would be forever grateful if you can share our project with your readers, friends, or whoever you think would be interested.
If you have any inquiries or concerns regarding our campaign, please feel free to contact me and I'll certainly get back to you as soon as I can.
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