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Why is the prusa printer so popular? Is it truly the best consumer grade 3d printer on the market?

>> No.1698878

>>1698802
It was the first cheap design you could build for $5-600 that didnt suck.
Just go look at all the 3d printer kickstarters promising the same thing that made millions and never delivered.
3d printing was a lot different 4-5 years ago, prusa i3 blew up in popularity overnight. Now its prevalent because the chinks copied it over and over driving prices down, which its low price makes it even more popular

>> No.1698881

>>1698878
The chinks didn't copy the mesh bed leveling, direct drive extruder and a million other things

>> No.1698891

>>1698881
Do you realize that Prusa released the plans for this printer, for free to anyone to produce, for like 4 years before he tried producing his own?

That's the only reason its popular, not because it's the best.

>> No.1699390

>>1698891
What's the best consumer grade?

>> No.1699414

>>1698802
>Why is the prusa printer so popular?
It is easy to use out of the box for every normie and/or furry-miniatures enthusiast.
>Is it truly the best consumer grade 3d printer on the market?
Depends on what (You) want. Nothing for me, as there are cheaper options.

>> No.1699493

>>1699414
>furry-miniatures enthusiast
Wait, you mean like fursuit shit or folks who like to make prints with that stringy "fur"?

>> No.1699632

>>1698891
I'm making something unrelated, should I release the plans to make it popular? Scared that someone would just take the plans and make it proprietary.
>>1699414
>It is easy to use out of the box
You what mate? It comes in like 50 parts. A CR-20 is literally 4 screws and you're done.
>>1698802
Honestly I think it's because the public doesn't trust Chinese equipment. The Prusa is the cheapest Western (is the Czech Republic a Western country?) printer that is reliable with a wide userbase.

>> No.1699660

>>1699632
If you release the plans, people can't make it proprietary since its already out in the open?

>> No.1699883

>>1699660
Couldnt they take the plans then claim I am a copycat who stole their idea?

>> No.1699897

3d printers are expensive toys for extruding cheap plastic useless shit that you will promptly throw away
prove me wrong

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1699914

>>1699897
This is the guy you are looking for, not me

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1699955

>>1699914
Guessing from all that trash in the background that he doesn't have the answer.

>> No.1700014

>>1699632
Look up open source and commons licenses if you want to release plans

>> No.1700046

>>1699897
>3d printers are expensive toys for extruding cheap plastic useless shit that you will promptly throw away
>prove me wrong

I print stupid expensive/impossible to find car parts and trim pieces saving me tons of money. Also pieces that don't exist that you need just spend 20 minutes in tinkercad slice that bitch up and you're in business. They're great for rapid prototyping since the models cost next to nothing in plastic.

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1700198

>>1699897
These have been in use for 14 months
Just finished my first filament spool last night and re-printed them in white
Also fixed my kitchen drawers with adjustable supports

>> No.1700245

>>1699897
I originally bought my 3D printer to make WH40k miniatures (aka useless, but fun, plastic shit), but more often than not I wind up using my 3D printer to actually make useful things.
I've used my 3d printer to make repair parts for my headphones, a tool organizer, adapters for my camera, and custom parts for various electronics projects.
They're actually pretty handy for making custom parts of reasonable durability quickly and easily, given you know how to 3D model.

>> No.1700445

>>1699897
>I have no imagination and no design skill
Oh, okay.

>> No.1700974

>>1699897
Made about 20 prototypes for a company now. They outsource all of it from me. So sure.. there are still the furry mini printers.

>> No.1702220

>>1699883
If they didn't register a copyright before you released the plans, then they have no legal records to support their claim.

>> No.1702235

>>1702220
how would i prove when i released the plans?

>> No.1702249

>>1702235
You don't have to. Even if you did steal it, if they can't produce the records then that's too bad for them.