By Brian Pickering
I have the opportunity to acquire, at no charge, a Printrbot Metal Simple 3D printer. I already have adequate 3D printing capabilities of my own, but thought that the 4D might be interested in having one available for checking out, in the same manner as the Turnout Construction Jigs and Tools which Larry Sloan holds for the 4D.
This offer is available for a fairly short time (a person in a Maker group at my company offered it for free, I responded first, but there is at least one other interested party), so if people can respond to me (Brian Pickering, bpickeri@gmail.com) to let me know of interest, I can gauge whether this would be something of interest for the 4D as a whole.
Brian
Very interesting, Brian. Thanks for the heads up. Let’s see who responds.
Russ
I would say get it, after all the cost is nil and it could be a good gateway for any members wantong to explore 3D printing.
Super offer. I have an Ender-3 with beginner experience with the machine but considerable time with engineering design and general machinery practice. While I have the equipment equivalent, I would like to have the mentoring access for making it all work in our hobby.
Syd Schofield
Sounds like a great idea to me! Although the price of the printers continues to drop, in the current economic situation they’re still unaffordable for a large number of people. Having one as a “library” item also gives members a chance to take a test drive before committing. I vote yes.