tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808856288506299425.post1396984906245918973..comments2023-10-26T09:12:34.796+01:00Comments on RPES Blog: A Follow Up on Sensationalism & 3D Printing Rachel Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499937783212668119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808856288506299425.post-82491484251655567442017-05-12T13:46:59.721+01:002017-05-12T13:46:59.721+01:00Funny that. I just noticed Rize have used one of o...Funny that. I just noticed Rize have used one of our test benchmark models as their "part of the month". And the post says "Five minutes" to remove the supports. <br /><br />Five minutes isn't zero. Five minutes is also 2 minutes longer than it took to remove the supports from the same part off the Markforged Mark Two and the Ultimaker (using a single build material). al deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711453188209540798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808856288506299425.post-8046970612257731872017-05-11T18:39:30.012+01:002017-05-11T18:39:30.012+01:00No, Rachel. You were right. Period. I understand t...No, Rachel. You were right. Period. I understand the importance of maintaining relationships within our community and particularly among vendors, but sometimes, you just have to tell the truth. Not because it is fun (even though it can be fun), but because it is necessary, for the sake of the industry. I fully believe that was your intent.<br /><br />Calling out specific brands or names is always a risky endeavor, but an opinion piece is dross without examples to back up the opinion. Your options were to either explain these were only two of many, which you did, or to list a litany of offenders, thus increasing the potential backlash and possibly labeling yourself an anti-industry crusader or watchdog.<br /><br />When we criticize a trend, it is because we believe the trend hurts the industry as a whole. You made that very clear, in my opinion. Our goal is to extend and expand the industry's survival, because without it, what would we write about?Mike Titschhttp://www.3dprinterworld.comnoreply@blogger.com