Built Printers

[Anuvin]

Colehard, in fairness, the Peachy printer was never intended to have an acrylic box. If you go look at the Kickstarter, you will see that laser shielding and an enclosure are things the user provides, if desired. The glasses leave plenty to be desired, I will grant you. The laser safety switch is a piece of wire, some tin foil, a chunk of card stock or plastic, and a metal ball. You can still add this to your Peachy, all of the circuitry is there, but know that I nixed mine before I even used it. Also, the enclosure that was provided with PP28 was small, restrictive, and fell apart constantly. Whatever you can cook up at home will be much sturdier, and all part of the fun. Honestly, I think one of the best parts about the Peachy printer is that you are not restricted to the provided parts. I am ditching the enclosure I got with PP28 tonight, and I would be happy to mail it to you if you think it will be better than what you have at home.

The glasses are not a necessity. Be as cautious as you would be with a child and a laser pointer and you and your son will have a blast. That said, this project is not for a kid, so I hope your son is at least 13ish. The parts are small, and require a certain degree of precision. If your son can handle it, then sally forth, and build! The Peachy store will be open soon where you can spend your beta credit, and even if it's not, post on the Peachy board that you need resin, and it will be shipped to you. It is likely that shipping of the resin is already in the works, but since it comes from a 3rd party, it takes time to get that all worked out. Same with PP28.

I was thinking about this more, and I can see why you feel the way you do, but the tightness of the build of PP29 is desirable, and improved from PP28. The enclosure, glasses, and shielding are just details. You have all the parts for a 3d printer in your hands! Why aren't you building it and printing amazing things yet?