by masmojo » Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:13 pm
I think we sloters and other hobbyist like Model train guys can really put them to good use, but they are kind of being marketed with sort of a shot gun approach; just kind of throwing them out there to see what people will do with them. I was somewhat surprised to see them @ Fry's about 18 months ago, but even more surprised to see them @ a Home Depot about 4 months ago! I do think they trick or the thing that will sell them is the $1,500. scanner because most people won't be able to program something in a CAD program or Softworks.
Price will come down some more I think, but what's gonna really, put them on all our work benches is when those people (first adopters) who thought they were cool and bought them only to find they really had no real use for them, start selling'em on Craigslist for CHEAP!! Then we can all jump in! :music-rockout: