Just joined the group - I manage RadioShack’s social media presence, and part of my job is to play with the Afinia H-series 3D printer, so I have one on my desk (tough role, I know…).
I print things for us to highlight across our social channels, and so I know how the printer works as we begin rolling it out online and in stores. I’ve also been able to work with the buyer to suggest various things, like new colors of filament, etc.
Note that this is my personal account, and my posts don’t necessarily reflect the beliefs/opinions of RadioShack, etc. Just wanted to be up front about my affiliations, as suggested in the community guidelines.
Nice, would like to see periodic posts on your experience with different printer vendors as I’d expect you’ll have exposure to several of them at any given time.
@Tim_Sills unfortunately, I really haven’t. We stock the Afinia, so that’s the only one I’ve had much personal experience with. I know we’re talking with several others, but I’m not privvy to those discussions. Being in marketing, I only get added to the conversation once they start hitting stores/online.
@james_wolf man, you’re everywhere! Yes, I believe it is using the Up software (which is quite nice, btw). I haven’t yet ventured into design - I’d love to, but I’m not quite there yet. Primarily just ‘shopping’ on Thingiverse for now.
Other people in this community might bark at me because they don’t seem to like sketchup as much as some of the other tool, but it is really SUPER easy to use.
When will my local Radio Shack start stocking filament.? Sometimes I do not need an entire reel and would like to be able to buy a few yards at a time.
Welcome to the group @Ricky_Cadden . We mostly put that kind of thing there to scare would-be spammers and those people who see this community as a place to advertise (and not be a part of)
@Alan_Weber ha! That’s the ‘backdrop’ from a video we did a few years ago that I’ve kept on my desk. I actually had to route the cords for the 3D printer through the ‘doors’, which I also like to think is symbolic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy40xWAahS4
@Kenneth_Cummings as mentioned above, I’m not part of the merchandising discussions, but I do know the logistics are currently being looked at.
@ThantiK thanks! I assumed, but always err on the side of caution.
@james_wolf
it’s not that they don’t like Sketchup, it’s that too often it creates objects that once converted into STL are not manifold (watertight), which slicers won’t process. What incurs is a frustrating process of trying to fix the mesh with other tools. AFAIK Sketchup is the weakest software in that regard. Which is pretty good reason in itself not to use it, regardless of its ease of use.
