Go local. There are likely local printers in your area that are hungry for your business. You'll get a better product, better customer service, and no shipping hassles.
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Shapeways has shutdown and filed for bankruptcy...
- Thread starter durok
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Besides Bing, Google, etc., do you know of a local print hub search engine where one can find local printers?
svt923
I wanna be Dave
I'm going to guess the new old owners had to take on a significant amount of debt to buy Shapeways back. Adding massive debt payments to a business struggling to survive because it has raised prices beyond what the market will support sounds like a recipe for long term success.
That is part of it. There are always a number of people in the local RC Farce Book groups that will print for a fee.
Very true, local libraries often have FDM printers available for use. I'll also add that getting better quality than a SLS print from FDM just aint happening but that doesnt always mattery for every print.
If you're afer the Shapeways style SLS print finding a local shop to do might be tough. SLS machines are expensive AF so typically only large companies have them.
