“Discov3ry
expands what is possible with virtually every 3D printer already out there,
allowing for more creativity than ever before in 3D printing. We are excited to
get it into the hands of the maker community to envision even more imaginative
and ingenious applications.”
CEO and co-founder of
Structur3D Printing, Dr. Charles Mire, commenting on their latest product the
Discov3ry 3D Printer Extruder
3D
Printers are a new innovation these days. They enable the right brained among
us to really get creative and print in a medium that expands the horizons of
imagination into the third dimension.
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Problem
is, the material for printing in that medium is restricted to Plastics. Then on
Tuesday June 10th 2014 that all changed when Structured Ontario,
Canada-based Structur3D Printing launched their 3D Printer Extruder add on, the
US$299 Discov3ry
3D Printer Extruder. The company’s founders aren’t exactly managers and are
in fact scientists….and a rather scruffy lot too:
1.
Dr. Charles Mire, a Chemist
2.
Mr. Andrew Finkle, a Chemical Engineer
3.
Mr. John Mardlin, Mathematician and
Mechanical Engineer
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The
funding round for this project closes on Tuesday, July 15th 2014
3:00 PM EST. as of Thursday June 19th 2014 at 5:30pm, 321 backers
have pledged US$85,074 and have already surpassed the US$30,000 goal. With only
twenty five (25) days to go until the deadline, this project is already a
success based the pledge breakdown:
1.
100 backers have pledged more than
US$289
2.
66 backers have pledged more than
US$249
3.
63 backers have pledged more than US$299
4.
33 backers have pledged more than US$333
The Discov3ry 3D
Printer – Expand Imaginations horizons with a Printer that uses any material
The
Discov3ry
3D Printer Extruder, unlike its low-end counterpart the US$300 M3D Micro 3D
Printer as described in my blog article
entitled “US$300
M3D Micro 3D Printer for the Masses coming in March 2015 – HP may rise to
challenge this Kickstarter to the Iron 3D Printing Throne”, is a universal
add-on device that enables your current 3D Printer to print in materials other
than ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene),
the plastic material that makes LEGO or PLA (Polylactide).
In
fact, according to the Discov3ry 3D Printer Extruder
Kickstarter Page, you can print in virtually any material that's
extrudable:
1.
Clay
2.
Play dough
3.
Wood filler
4.
Silicone
5.
Chocolate
6.
Cake frosting
7.
Fondant
8.
Cookie dough
9.
Meringue
Anyone
from pastry chefs to Teachers will find this multi-material capable Discov3ry
3D Printer Extruder a value purchase, as with that capability, it can make
3D Printing an educational experience. 3D Shapes that you could only imagine or
make using complicated paper construction cut-outs you can now print after a
few design strokes and at the press of a button in any extrudable material
desired.
Design
Engineers will especially love the fact that it can print in Silicone, opening
up the possibility of printing Biomedical Prosthetics that are designed and
tailor-made specific to the patient. Best of all is the price, which at US$299 is
competitively priced and can be seen as a value buy alongside the US$300
M3D Micro 3D Printer, another Kickstarter that’s getting rave reviews for
its affordability in this new Printing Paradigm.
Interested
in this printer that’s a part of the new Trend I’d predicted as far back as
2013 as stated in my blog article
entitled “Tech
Predictions of 2013 - 3D Printing and smaller smartphones”?
Scope
out their video above, then check their Structur3D
Printing Website and visit their Discov3ry
3D Printer Extruder Kickstarter Page.
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