> At home I don't know why you'd want to 3D print a circuit versus milling or laser exposing it.
I have absolutely no requirement on an additive process. I also don't think "home" will net enough of a market, it's more for "design house". What I think is missing is some box you can buy where you just add the material, send the design from a computer and an hour later you have a usable PCB.
CNC mills do kinda solve the problem, on its most basic form. But it is very common that one would need at least two layers, and it would be a huge add-on if it could apply masks and silk. The mills are also not that well packaged for the job - it would make a lot of difference if it would just be enclosed.
But anyway, that's in no way a rant about the market or anything like that. It's just that it's unsettling to see somebody jump all the way into ICs when solving the same problem on an easier level is already a useful product.
I have absolutely no requirement on an additive process. I also don't think "home" will net enough of a market, it's more for "design house". What I think is missing is some box you can buy where you just add the material, send the design from a computer and an hour later you have a usable PCB.
CNC mills do kinda solve the problem, on its most basic form. But it is very common that one would need at least two layers, and it would be a huge add-on if it could apply masks and silk. The mills are also not that well packaged for the job - it would make a lot of difference if it would just be enclosed.
But anyway, that's in no way a rant about the market or anything like that. It's just that it's unsettling to see somebody jump all the way into ICs when solving the same problem on an easier level is already a useful product.