thats awesome
I don't have a printer
Aren't most cheaper 3d printer's a bit rough? the surface of my part (i got it from i.materialise, polyamide) feels like its some powder, and they did a sla/sls type of process
They are a bit rough, however, results depends on who's using it. All FDM printers which cost less then ~2000 print the same. The difference between a $500 one and a $2000 is negligible. One can fine tune a $500 Prusa i3 to print as well as a Makerbot. The only thing Makerbot has going for them is their customer support and warranties, so for the non-resourcefull thats the way to go. Mechanical Engineers, such as myself can tinker with cheaper printers and use our knowledge to make the printer faster, smoother, and efficient.
I've printed a couple of SLS powder based parts before, but they seem a bit brittle. Is it resin coated ?