Quote Originally Posted by Cyber Akuma View Post
3D printers are still far too early in their design stages to be used by children that young. 3D printers are NOT toys, especially very-open designs such as the i3. The nozzle heats to over 200 degrees Celsius, the ENTIRE BED heats to 60-100 Celsius. It's full of very hot and very heavy moving metal parts all over it. On top of that, it takes some knowledge to configure and make it work right, these aren't "hit print and go" printers, the tech is still too early for that. Some materials such as ABS even release toxic fumes as you print.

These are definitely NOT for young children.
I had no intention of letting her run the printer, I wasn't clear. She can help me design toys, and see various uses for it.