07-29-2017: The Kickstarter campaign for a super cheap FDM 3D printer – Obsidian – ended

Backers have yet to see either the 3D printer or their money. But this story has a much deeper bottom...

Jul 29, 2024

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On July 29, 2017, the campaign for the low-budget 3D printer Obsidian ended on Kickstarter. The startup Kodama, which had triumphed on Kickstarter the previous year with the self-assembly 3D printer Trinus, was responsible for the design. Obsidian was fully assembled and ready to work, and its numerous features did not correspond with the exceptionally …

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