Comment by bandrami
3 hours ago
> It's now possible for people to buy affordable CNCs, laser cutters and UV printers.
And for the most part they just aren't
3 hours ago
> It's now possible for people to buy affordable CNCs, laser cutters and UV printers.
And for the most part they just aren't
They just aren't affordable or they just aren't buying them?
Either way, I suppose the answer is relative and subjective and Bambu Lab would not agree with you.
People just aren't buying them. They're about as affordable as any other hobby AFAIK
I don't know why you believe this, but it's not even remotely accurate.
I didn't want to argue with you, so I did some research.
The global 3D printer market grew from USD$24B in 2024 to $30B in 2025. It's estimated to grow 24% y/y for the next decade: https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/3d-printer...
If you Google it, this is generally matched by 5-6 different research companies.
Laser cutters are a USD$7B global market today, and also expected to grow around ~8% y/y into the next decade: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/Laser-Cutti...
A huge number of YouTube channel creators I subscribe to have received Carvera CNC mills over the past few months. Anecdotal but striking. It seems like everyone who left LTT to go solo has a CNC now, even if they usually review graphics cards.
Opulo, the makers of the Lumen PnP cannot achieve less than a 1 month lead time, seemingly no matter how many people they hire or how much factory space they acquire. And that's a pretty niche device, relatively speaking.
In conclusion, you're wrong.