Has anyone here purchased a 3D printer? I have stayed away from them because they were expensive but just looking at them now some are sub $200. That said, the voice in the back of my head says "you get what you pay for". The ALUNAR 3D printer is a DIY kit for $156. Sounds like spare parts can easily be purchased which is a plus to me. If you assemble it yourself and are familiar with how it works then if something breaks you should be able to fix it. At least that is the theory.

I'm just looking for a beginners 3D printer to experiment with and learn about 3D printing. I was intrigued by it when they first came out but the costs at the time wasn't worth it. Last week a cheap plastic dinky little part broke on my dishwasher. I had to by a $35 part just to take that little piece of plastic off and snap it back into the dishwasher. It should not have cost more than $.25. I thought to myself if I had a 3D printer I could have made that part pretty easy.