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08-07-2014, 10:44 PM #1
Honestly, if you want it for standart big prints with out details yeah Its a fine deal, otherwise Its kind a scare place to go my friend
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08-07-2014, 11:17 PM #2
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I didn't mind putting up the 300 or so(S/H) I know I am not buying a printer, and I could have put that $ toward an existing "real" printer. Fun to try something new, see where it goes. Has more going for it than some projects that are all 3d renders and slick marketing. Thought I'd give it a shot. Also, I am looking for making larger, simpler designs as the base for costume design, kinda skeleton pieces, not meant to be the final surface.
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08-08-2014, 02:18 PM #3
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I saw this article http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/0...bottom-part-4/
I don't know how much truth is in that line of viability graph. But I do think they will lose money on this project.
Also the guy is a bankruptcy lawyer. Maybe its a coincidence but they do have a nice way out if money runs out.
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08-08-2014, 03:29 PM #4
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08-10-2014, 09:29 PM #5
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Here they go again: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/c...-3d-printer--2
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08-11-2014, 03:29 AM #6
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Last edited by SystemsGuy; 08-21-2014 at 01:17 PM.
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08-11-2014, 05:14 AM #7
dunno about fraud - but there's way too much play in that movement video. It just kind of skids to a halt and bounces.
Huge print area - but with zero precision - so what ?
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08-11-2014, 01:24 PM #8
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He didn't even show the printer making the cube until after people started objecting to a lack of demonstration. And he seemed proud of a test cube! I doubt he used his design to make the original Yoda or the Dalek in the original video, if the cube is the print he decided to post first. I notice he has added a Yoda video even later. Which causes me to think that he's finally catching up to the impression that he gave in the first place.
So the machine probably wasn't originally building parts when he made the video, otherwise, he would have included a build in the original video. Even so, making a 3" wide part is a far cry from making a 15" wide part, so I doubt it can make such a big part. There's no point believing a cheapie beginner machine can make such a large part without big problems. It will take so much extra work getting it to be useful (glass build plate, an enclosure & heated bed) that it's better to start over.Last edited by JRDM; 08-11-2014 at 04:11 PM.
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08-12-2014, 12:53 PM #9
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I agree, no way this completes successfully.
As far as the heated bed comments go, the biggest i could find was 12x12. Finding one probably isn't the cobblebot creators biggest problem. cost and powering it will. It'll need a dedicated power supply just to power it.
12" x 12" http://store.quintessentialuniversal...?id_product=29
I feel bad for those who invested.
I watched cobblebot progress but chose to back a craftbot that was on indiegogo, I have much more confidence on that and @$500 it doesn't break the bank. Also, there is a sound development cycle and a creator how responds intelligently to questions. After indiegogo backers get their machines, the price will rise too to 699 I believe.
I also agree there is no way the yoda was printed on a cobblebot. The first videos that appeared on the KS showing movement were terrible. The circular movement was terribly jerky. I am sad this has found it's way to indiegogo where more people will lose money waiting for a box of parts.
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08-12-2014, 12:57 PM #10
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Joseph, I can see where you're coming from, having money invested in something really does change your point of view about it. And I can see how DJBrowny (I assume that's who you are responding to) comes across as an active propagandist. But from looking at his history, it seems like that's just his personality rather than evidence of foul play.
And his tone aside, I can see where he's coming from as well. When someone has had to grind through the (downright traumatizing) process of creating an actual viable and realistic business plan, it gives you a certain perspective that lets you see clearly who does and doesn't have the same experience. And seeing some of the people who clearly didn't go through the same effort get money thrown at them on a crowdfunding site just feels like injustice. It's very offensive.
While I agree that nobody gets paid $25 per hour for unskilled work, depending on the state their work may cost around that much after payroll taxes, medicare, labor licencing, various liability insurences and depending on the state any number of general labor union and regulatory fees. For every dollar that gets to a paycheck, the employer (if they want to stay fully legal) might pay between $1.50 and $2.25 depending on the state, city, and type of labor. Not saying all his math is right, but it's closer than you'd want to believe.
But maybe this Jeremiah Clifft guy can pull it together and deliver on his promises eventually, I don't know. All I can do is wish you and him the best of luck.
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