Dremel Releases 3D Printer

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday September 18, 2014 @10:08AM from the print-it-at-home dept.

Lucas123 writes Power tool maker Dremel today announced it's now selling a desktop 3D printer that it said is targeted at "the masses" with a $1,000 price tag and intuitive software. Dremel's 3D Idea Builder is a fused deposition modeling (FDM) machine that can use only one type of polymer filament, polylactide (PLA) and that comes in 10 colors. The new 3D printer has a 9-in. x 5.9-in. x 5.5-in. build area housed in a self-contained box with a detachable lid and side panels. Dremel's currently selling its machine on Amazon and The Home Depot's website, but it plans brick and mortar store sales this November.

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Home Depot by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-18 10:45 · Score: 3, Funny

Just don't go paying for it with a credit card ...
Re:With a name like Dremel by ShanghaiBill · 2014-09-18 14:07 · Score: 5, Funny

In fact, you might probably be able to 3D-print a Dremel with it.
It can't form complex machines. Guns and explosives have chemicals, moving parts. It doesn't work that way. But it can form solid shapes. Knives and stabbing weapons.