Jake and John talk about the challenges to using crowdfunding sites, such as Kickstarter, to support new 3D printers. Tiko 3D, the $179 printer, has garnered a lot of attention and was fully funded in 3 hours. John also talks about the Retouch3D, a 3D model cleanup device similar to a soldering iron.
Printrbot - Kickstarter success storyNEA 3D - Crowdsourcing holdoutTiko 3D - $179 FDM printerRetouch3D - 3D model cleaning tool3Doodler - Another success story
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