A $300 PRINTER IS QUIETLY COMPETING WITH AMAZON
not on everything.
on the annoying little parts Amazon overcharges you for.
the product is the missing piece that makes the blower useful again.
that is the 3D printing edge:
> broken plastic clip
> discontinued part
> weird appliance knob
> tiny hinge
> custom bracket
> one file
> one print
> one saved purchase
Amazon wants you to buy the whole thing again.
the printer only needs the part that failed.
that is why the math gets stupid fast.
$40 replacement part becomes $0.30 in filament.
an $800 appliance gets saved by a $20 printed gear.
a $20 spool turns into hundreds of small fixes.
and once the file exists, the same part can be sold again and again.
most people see a hobby machine.
the operator sees a tiny factory for problems too small for big companies to care about.