14 DAY TRIAL // 3D printing still has a long way to go before going mainstream. The big reason is that most hobbyist 3D printers need a lot of calibration and a lot of work before they work properly. Even so, the objects you print can be a little underwhelming and definitely don't look finished.
One way of improving the look of your 3D-printed objects is to polish them with acetone. Like with everything else having to do with 3D printing, this too is tricky.
But one new company is hoping to change that with a simple tool, the Makeraser, which looks like a marker pen and works in a somewhat similar way.
The acetone is stored in a chamber and only leaks out when you apply pressure. The tool is useful for all sorts of things. On the one hand, it's great for polishing out ABS objects, to give them a glossier, smoother look.
The Makeraser can also be used to glue two ABS components together. Finally, it can also be used to stickify printbeds, by diluting a small portion of ABS into the acetone chamber and then pouring the mixture onto the bed. The Makeraser is not yet ready, but it should be landing on Kickstarter soon.
