3D printer range keeps expanding with new enterprises. Being the center of these ventures, Kickstarter prepares to include a new printer Pingo3D.
The startup platform, Kickstarter is the commonplace for fund raising. A new company Pingo will be launched at the platform on the 10th of September with 20.000$ goal.
Coming with a price tag of $399, the Pingo 3D printer is situated on the lower end of the price spectrum, but the company behind the new printer thinks this low price represents a bargain given the machine’s capabilities. To argue their case, the company has compared the Pingo with other single-extruder, non-heated print bed 3D printers such as the Dremel Idea Builder, which costs twice as much as the Pingo yet offers a smaller build volume.
According to Pingo3D, one of the Pingo 3D printer’s biggest selling points is its large build volume of 200 x 200 x 200 mm, large enough to print a hollow box that could contain over two gallons of water. Another important feature of the 3D printer is its apparently reliable extrusion system: a Bowden-style extruder is integrated into the X-end so that the filament path is always consistent, and an authentic E3D Lite6 hotend is used to make sharp prints and ensure jam-free printing. Additionally, a Kysan stepper motor offers 5.5 kg.cm of torque. Pingo3D is also claiming that its Z-axis offer considerable advantages over those on comparable printers. CNC-grade leadscrews and couplers give the Z-axis smooth motion, eliminating Z artifacts and producing supposedly flawless sides.