mobile phone 3d printer for canopys???

**enigma** · #1 03-31-2016, 11:04 AM

saw this on kick starter for 100$ mini 3d printer that i thought would be perfect to make canopy molds...

what do you guys think about this

worth it?

been wantinga way to make canopys like this for a long time but never could afford the buy in price for the 3d printer...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...?ref=home_recs

**Texman** · #2 03-31-2016, 11:32 AM

Hmm, I do see the possibilities of using this to make a mold.

Worth a try!

**JohnM** · #3 03-31-2016, 04:01 PM

Hmmm?? For $99 that looks to be bordering on the too good to be true.

Not too keen on the time taken to print a simple-ish design, but I guess I could learn to live with it. The print quality looks pretty good, and I'm just loving that custom made little head.

I guess I'd need to actually see this working to be convinced it actually exists. If it does ... $99 ? ... I surely doubt that.

Soooo ... If any of ya take the bold step of investing, please report back here with your findings.

**airdave** · #4 03-31-2016, 07:11 PM

Do ya think it'll be ready by April 1st?

**Jim Nunn** · #5 03-31-2016, 09:22 PM

The FAQ said that they will be shipping the first 100,000 units tomarrow

**airdave** · #6 03-31-2016, 09:28 PM

No, seriously...do ya think it will be ready April 1st?

**Wad Cutter** · #7 04-01-2016, 12:47 PM

Maybe it's a April Fools joke! wc

**rickstef** · #8 04-01-2016, 12:53 PM

it is no April fools joke

it is a legitimate offer
had i known about it sooner, i might have gotten in on the $99 offer

**John Wagenseil** · #9 04-01-2016, 01:24 PM

Clever idea to print an entire layer at once instead of point by point, and to do the image processing and printer controlling remotely on the companies server rather than at the printer.
The application must use a lot of power since the phone has to be plugged into the charger while printing. I wonder if using this to print a lot of things could burn out the screen?
If the resins were available for bulk purchase, you could build a huge printing tank using an LCD monitor as the base, with controlled stepping motor controlled by a PC which also flashes the monitor to harden each resin layer.

**SJPONeill** · #10 04-01-2016, 11:50 PM

I got in on it...like Rick I wish I had gotten in at the $99 level while it was still available...