honestly it destroys lemmy experience for me because it makes lemmy look like a bot-cloned reddit. i barely ever see genuine posts at all.

Thanks!

I have decent experience using my own FDM printer and third party services using SLS, I design my own mechanical parts too. I know what you mean and I know joy and frustrations of owning a 3d printer. There’s no arguing that quick turnaround helps design process tremendously. It’s just currently I have to make do without one.

They (JLC) have requirements well specified and automatic rule checker rejects problematic parts. I had several virtual iterations with it before I got my parts dialed in. They should cause no problems.

As for them restarting failed prints, heh. I really hope not. Large machines tend to be loaded to the brim with multiple jobs combined and they are pretty reliable.

I don’t have a 3d printer currently and will not be able to get one in near future.

Also not all 3d printing technologies are equal. Each has its strengths and limitations. FDM doesn’t cover all bases.

dude… have you been printing with steel cable instead of filament?