Well it seems Shapeways is gone - the original of a good idea that they never could quite get working.
In related news*, I'm now without a source for binder jetted steel which is my main sculpture medium. Suggestions welcome!
I've worked with most of the brokers (Xometry, Craftcloud etc) and ideally I'd like to start a new relationship with a direct source.
@bathsheba wow have they shutdown entirely?
@3dmac I heard it from @nervous_jessica
I haven't had a minute to investigate.
@bathsheba @3dmac @nervous_jessica I don't see any news articles about this, but I am seeing articles about them selling off their metal 3D printing equipment so possibly just the metallics part of their business? Or it hasn't got Google News yet
@Canageek @3dmac @bathsheba their checkout has been down for 3-4 days now and they aren’t responding to any customer service emails. There are tweets circulating that they fired all staff on July 1st and here’s an article https://spikeybits.com/tabletop-gaming-news/shapeways-bankrupt-offline/
@nervous_jessica @3dmac @bathsheba Shit, that sucks