I went to my old job and took apart their new 3D printer

After beta testing the Form 4 3D printer and getting really curious about what was going inside of it, Formlabs offered to let me tear one down. Not one to say no to a good time, I ripped that machine apart and learned a lot. Hopefully you enjoy seeing the inner workings as much as I did!

[madebyme]

This would be a cool series. To see you tear down cool consumer products.

[vellcet]

This radical transparency about design and engineering decisions is a brilliant way to showcase the thought and care that goes into this product. Brilliant marketing and very educational. More companies should do videos like this.

[spokehedz]

The "Stuff UnMade Here" absolutely sent me into a fit of giggles.

[WumbologyPHD]

Hearing an engineer's brain go through how every part was designed makes you have a lot of respect for all the good products that are out there

[Antarcticist]

I LOVE THIS STYLE OF VIDEO
2 nerdy engineers, asking about every single piece and explaining what it is, how it works and why it's important.

Thank you for making this Video
and
Thank you YouTube recommending it

[andrewfrance]

The best advert for a product I have ever seen. Now I want to buy one.

[TheSchizoDuckie]

Good lord that was some serious nerding out over every freaking detail.
Loved every second of it.

[Gianluca]

I don't know of another YT video that is just so... exactly what I want. Product design, system engineering, tool tear-down, mechatronic analysis, 3D printing. This is my specific jam.

[stopatredlights]

As a 67-year-old it’s encouraging to see such dedicated, smart, and brilliant young people forming the future!

[ryanschmidt]

It's very encouraging to see an engineering manager have such a thorough understanding of so much of how an entire machine came together. There were obviously a few fine details Alec didn't know off hand, but the other insights he had tells me that he probably knew them at one point and that he could very easily find the information or point you to the engineer who has it.

[drakv]

When a company allows a teardown video of a complex machine like this, you know it's one of the best. It's an incredible video!

[mr_moon_man]

This is honestly some of the best advertising I've ever seen

[burtonr]

That was cool! I appreciate the information popups when you're mentioning different terminologies.

[erikpatakcreative]

Props to formalsb to put this on a platform! Many companies would not want someoone to tear down their machine, much less advertise it. Love the transparency.

[readysetnogo]

When you know how things are made, every thing around you is much more fascinating. Thanks for the great video, Shane!

[IdeaBoxful]

This is a must watch for engineering students to get a perspective about the various disciplines of engineering coming together into product development. Also a good intro to product development. Fantastic video.

[m-th]

I am not gonna lie, this is one of the most interesting things I have watched in a long time.

I would watch the 4 hour extended cut 😅

[vosechu]

It’s funny to hear you slip into manager voice every so often. You don’t do it in your normal videos, but it’s here. It’s clear you have a lot of knowledge and you’re asking really tough questions.

[tobiasjennerjahn]

It was really *really* cool to see all the annotations for the different kinds of mechanisms. I'm just a hobbyist, but this taught me a bunch of new terms for parts that could eventually come in handy, that would be incredibly hard to search for without knowing what they're called.

[TheOneSpam]

"18c, that's pretty cold" "unheated garage"
... *cries in canadian*