101Hero: 3D printer for only $ 49



3D printers continue to capture the world, more and more geeks acquire such devices. And the more popular such printers become, the lower the price falls. However, so far, not everyone can afford a 3D printer. The authors of the 101Hero system, however, hope that their project will be available for everyone.

As far as can be judged, their hopes are real, since the 101Hero printer costs only $ 49. For this price, the system will be able to take almost any student or student. Now the system continues to raise funds for Kickstarter, but it has already been collected many times more than requested - almost $ 400 thousand instead of $ 20,000. And the developers promise to start shipping the first batch of the printer not in a year or two, but already this autumn.

How does all this work?


The principle of operation of the printer is quite normal - it uses a common method of layer-by-layer fusion. Any plastic yarns of 1.75 mm from PLA, HIPS, ABS are suitable for printing. The maximum height of the printed object is 100 mm, the size of the base is 150 * 150 mm.

The resolution is quite good - 50-350 microns, horizontal resolution - 150 microns.

Here is an example of what the system can print:

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What is a printer?


Everything is also quite acceptable. The dimensions of the printer are 219 x 253 x 327 mm, weight - 1.86 kg. Developers offer a choice of two models. The first one works with a memory card to which you need to load print jobs (special file format).

The second model is connected via USB to a PC and supports third-party software. You will have to assemble the printer yourself, but the developers are convinced of the simplicity of the process. If you believe them, then you will not have to suffer.



With a price of $ 49, the buyer gets a little plastic, and if you pay, the $ 99 parcel comes with 10 plastic skeins of different colors.

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And once again about the technical characteristics of the system:

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Why so cheap?



The authors claim that they have long wanted to make 3D printing accessible to all. They started working on creating their own 3D printer in 2013. As soon as a suitable combination of individual elements was found (working and inexpensive), the project entered the final stage.

According to the authors, 101Hero is a simple and high-tech printer, the details of which are not very expensive, so the cost of the system was reduced many times.



True, $ 49 is the price only for investors with Kickstarter . The retail system will cost $ 99. But still, even with such a price, it is very inexpensive. Moreover, initially the authors planned to attract the attention of Kickstarter users, and already post-sales are secondary.



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