Desktop UV printers and wild custom builds take over Open Sauce 2026 — $1,700 full-color printers, flash-cured resin, and a rideable speeder bike
- ID
- 14762
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 17 Aug 2026, 5:45 PM
- Fetched
- 17 Aug 2026, 6:44 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/desktop-uv-printers-and-wild-custom-builds-take-over-open-sauce-2026-usd1-700-full-color-printers-flash-cured-resin-and-a-rideable-speeder-bike
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 17 Aug 2026, 6:44 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
Open Sauce 2026 showcased desktop UV printers capable of full-color printing at around $1,700, flash-cured resin technology, and ambitious custom builds including a rideable speeder bike. The article text itself is mostly site navigation boilerplate with no substantive body content beyond the headline details.
Why it matters
For builders considering in-house prototyping or small-batch manufacturing, a $1,700 full-color desktop UV printer could lower the barrier to producing custom enclosures, branded parts, or product samples without outsourcing. However, the article lacks specs, throughput numbers, or hands-on evaluation, so no concrete purchasing decision can be made from this alone.
Discussion angle
Whether sub-$2,000 full-color desktop UV printing is reaching a price point where Malaysian hardware startups and indie makers could justify owning one for rapid prototyping versus using local print services.