"newshound" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 26/04/2018 12:34, Nightjar wrote:
On 25/04/2018 14:23, David wrote:
Having just read an interesting "What I did with my 3D printer" thread,
I
wondered which 3D printers DIYers used, and why.

A quick look online seems to show printers in the £200-£400 range so
there
would have to be a significant saving to cost in for making one off
parts.

I can understand the "Uh, duh, because 3d printing!". Just wondering if
anyone has cost justified a purchase on the savings over buying stuff or
throwing away something as unrepairable.

Anything I've seen in that price range seems to have quite poor
resolution. I would put them in the because I love gadgets category.


My view too. But if you know what you are doing (as Andrew Mawson's
fluorescent tube thread shows) they are beginning to get useful for some
DIY. (I know someone who's lad has one, but AFAIK he's only done "art"
with it).

Should be ideal if you have little kids that are obsessed with stuff like
dinosaurs and cars etc, easy to make them more of them cheaply.

Havent worked out if they pay for themselves in that situation tho.