New #3DPrinting User’s First Impressions – with @printrbot Play #3DThursday
Swiss blogger Dani Eichhorn collected his thoughts and impressions after owning a Printrbot Play 3D-Printer for a few weeks, reflecting on dos and don’ts, tips & tricks along the way.
After pondering over buying a 3D printer for almost a year I finally had ordered a Printrbot Play at the end of last year and about 3 weeks later it arrived in Switzerland in a pretty package at my door. In this post I’d like to share my experience with this specific printer and with 3D printing in general as far as I can tell after 3 weeks of owning one. I believe that in the first few days and week where we start using a new thing or relationship our mind perceives many aspects differently because we didn’t get used yet to the little oddities that are part of them. In this sense this post might help you with the decision to buy one or not.
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