I love this, but offering the product as a 3D print isn’t great. Sell me the guts and the STL, sure. But if I’m buying the whole thing, I would expect molded plastic. 3D prints are for enthusiasts or POC, not production
3D printing is great for small scale manufacturing and is production ready. But the QC needs to be top notch. Plus not everyone has or can use a 3d printer.
That said, if you sell 3d prints it needs to be disclosed, and you need to offer a decent warranty.
I make 3d printed e-reader cases. I designed it to be repairable and these parts have a very long warranty for the 3d printed parts since I know they won’t be as durable as injection molded.
I love this, but offering the product as a 3D print isn’t great. Sell me the guts and the STL, sure. But if I’m buying the whole thing, I would expect molded plastic. 3D prints are for enthusiasts or POC, not production
Depends the part, depends on the quality.
3D printing is great for small scale manufacturing and is production ready. But the QC needs to be top notch. Plus not everyone has or can use a 3d printer.
That said, if you sell 3d prints it needs to be disclosed, and you need to offer a decent warranty.
I make 3d printed e-reader cases. I designed it to be repairable and these parts have a very long warranty for the 3d printed parts since I know they won’t be as durable as injection molded.
I imagine everyone has access to a 3d printer, for example at a public library