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Well that sucks. I don't think I've really used their stuff but still...

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>One of the earliest hobbyist-friendly on-demand 3D printing and fabrication shops, Shapeways, is filing for bankruptcy. As these financial arrangements always go, this may or may not mean the end of the service, but it’s a sure sign that their business wasn’t running as well as you’d hope.

Well that sucks. I don't think I've really used their stuff but still... Archive: https://archive.today/wMgcr From the post: >>One of the earliest hobbyist-friendly on-demand 3D printing and fabrication shops, Shapeways, is filing for bankruptcy. As these financial arrangements always go, this may or may not mean the end of the service, but it’s a sure sign that their business wasn’t running as well as you’d hope.

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The article talks about the rise of services in China, but really - a good PLA/ABS printer is pretty damn cheap these days. For $700 you can get something that turns out professional looking prints, with a little care on your part. $2000 will get you one that makes stuff that you can comfortably put on devices and sell.

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I have a old monoprice makerselect v2 It's basically a rebrand of a prusa i3. It has been modified a lot and has a custom firmware that has been tuned. It does a surprisingly good job but it is probably more than 10 years old at this point.

I have been considering donating it to a maker/hacker-space and buying something new that can do multiple filaments and has a larger printing bed. I just have not spent the time to look into that yet.

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Friend of mine just picked up a Creality K1 Max. Fully enclosed printer, was about $700.

It replaced an Anet A8...just absolute gorgeous prints from the thing.

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Sigh Yet another thing to add to the list of "Maybe I should upgrade that" or something..