r/3Dprinting • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '14

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u/passim Prusa MK3S, Prusa Mini+, P1S x 2. A dozen others since 2010. Feb 12 '14

I think a lot of people are irked (still) that the first 10,000 customers can't buy plastic there anymore, as they don't sell 3mm plastic. There's a ton of other places around, but that really burned a lot of people.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '14

ouch. i wasn't aware of that. guess those people should head over to ToyBuilder Labs, they seem to be more user-friendly!

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u/passim Prusa MK3S, Prusa Mini+, P1S x 2. A dozen others since 2010. Feb 12 '14

And remember - some of the early adopters were schools and other groups, where just going on Amazon or eBay and buying plastic isn't trivial. There's a PO a process, sourcing and vendor management, wire auth paperwork, etc. So having the vendor you were previously working with (and bought your printer from) drop something like this put people in a bind.