John Couchman

Review of PrintAWorld

Not at all impressed with the service I was provid...

Not at all impressed with the service I was provided with. I was told that if I did not have a 3d file it would cost a lot more to have it designed and then printed. Fair enough. I learned how to use a software myself and made a 3d file. I submitted it, and was not even told that there are allowances must be taken into account when designing for 3d printing, otherwise the object you print won't have the intended dimensions. Even that's fair enough.

After I submitted the file, and finalized the color of my object, that when replies became very far between. I had to follow up on my follow up to get a response. You would worry too if you sent your money off somewhere and stopped getting replies. A few more exchanges later and my little item was shipped to me. When it arrived it looked very rough, did not fit (my fault), and it was gray (not the color we agreed upon). $35 down the garbage. I saved it for few days thinking I could salvage it somehow, but I couldn't. It was just a really drab paperweight. Threw that in the garbage and moved on. I have since printed other things on international 3d printing websites like ponoko and sculpteo, and was very satisfied with the results. They even provide you with guidelines for submitting files. Never using this service again.