This 3D texture printer has definitely made an impression.
  • Wax@lemmy.zipEnglish
    13·
    14 hours ago

    Not trying to be dismissive but what’s the use case for this? Seems limited but I’ve never heard of a texture printer before.

    • finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      9·
      9 hours ago

      UV printers are used for direct to object printing, you likely own some stuff that has gone through the process. It’s especially popular for customized promotional items that would be otherwise difficult to print on, like flash drives, golf balls, etc.

      Admittedly, I also don’t see much of a reason to buy this for my own use, but one could say the same about other hobbies like 3d printing.

      Edit: fixed a typo and formatting

      • DrSoap@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        So I have a small business where we print our down designs. We almost got one of these, but canceled. I can’t justify the price for what I can use it for. We were going to get it to print onto containers but printing onto vinyl and using a cutting machine would be cheaper than the UV ink and wouldn’t make a noticeable difference for our use. Also printing on to things one at a time is just going to be so slow. I hand paint onto the 3D prints using acrylics and then use a thin layer of UV resin to all an enamel like finish. Its pretty quick to line up a bunch of prints and hand stroke the colors on one at a time with a brush. Its also cheaper because that ink is still a whopping $300 a refill i think. For personal use, it might be warranted. It seems so cool and I really want one, but even with it being so affordable for what it is, I can’t justify the price.