Robert Bye

FormBox - A desktop vacuum former that's quicker than 3D printing

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Steven Rueter
Looks nice. Great video. What are my variable costs going to be for materials? $349 is a fair price point, nonetheless. Good luck!
Ben Redford
@rueter thanks! We're aiming for a price point of 30 sheets for $20 for refills.
Tony Ana
@rueter their bed is 200mm by 200mm... so for 304mm by 304mm plastic sheets you can get easy for http://www.widgetworksunlimited.... or get sheets from here https://www.dallasmodelworks.com... my only concern would be why these guys think this should take a year to deliver... I know from experience working with these Chinese factories I can have something as simple as this, designed and pushed out in 15 days from the get go. This is not a complex box to make..
Tony Ana
@rueter ooh the inner geek in me wants to make a new Star Wars storm trooper full body kit now after watching this
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foo
That sounds cool, and very smart idea to make it compatible with already owned vacuum cleaner. I wouldn't say this competes with 3d printing, you can't make things as elaborated than with a printer, but that's ok: modeling and printing is something just a bit beyond the reach of most people, and this could fill the gap by allowing people to make simpler things in a way easier way.
Ben Redford
@oelmekki I agree. We don't see FormBox as a competitor to 3Dprinting, but a powerful accomplice.
Jonathan (Yoni) Ofir
Looks awesome!! I know we could definitely use this for our prototyping!
Ben Redford
@joniofir thank you! As makers ourselves, we're super excited about seeing what prototypes people will create.
Dhruba Adhikari
One of the coolest things seen as a consumer electronics. Its inspiring and pushing towards different level of thinking. 3D printer was one of the cool innovations, and this proves, we don't need to STOP.
Ben Redford
@acpmasquerade thanks for the inspiring words Dhruba! Yes, we've got plenty more machines in the pipeline and can't wait to show them to you!
Tom Evans
Looks awesome!
Guy Malachi
Very cool concept! Good luck!
Kyle Visner
It's pretty cool. I could really see this being a great addition to a craft space that already has a 3d printer, just because it's not quite as general purpose.
ed wassermann
Yup, DOPE!
Samir Doshi
wow -- startrek here we come
Jordan Humphreys
How is this different than the ones that dentists use? Size and price?
Sung Cho
I don't know about other uses but the custom chocolate... clicked!
Facu
Love the concept. Looks great!
Daniel Lee
This is amazing!
Liz Cormack
This is awesome! Glad to see you include casting materials etc in some reward tiers -- the additional tools/ materials will be a substantial part of the experience. Seems to me there's an equal opportunity for professional use for small parts (not just hobbyists).
Ryan J Rhoades
Looks great guys and gals. Let me know if you ever need a hand with design or website stuff :D
Noraa Lexa
This is looking very exciting and one thing that I wanna show here is shop vac you can see the details about this project here.