Peachy Printer was a CA$100 resin (stereolithography) 3D printer that raised CA$651,091 on Kickstarter in 2013, promising delivery by March 2014. In May 2016 CEO Rylan Grayston told backers that co-founder David Boe had taken about CA$320,000 of the Kickstarter funds, largely to build himself a house. Boe admitted it in a video, though he later said the video was filmed under duress, and he disputes the exact amount. He repaid about CA$111,000 but had made no payment in over a year. None of the promised printers shipped, and the project no longer offers refunds.
This entry is written from the 5 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
The pattern in the sources is regret. Only 3% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction falls from 7.0 to 0.5 out of 10 by the two-year mark.
By October 2016 the company had let its employees go, moved its equipment into storage and seen investment deals fall through, while police had not laid charges. Backers had received neither the printer nor a refund.
Company laid off staff and gave up its headquarters. Police had not pressed charges by October 2016. Laser certification cost more and took longer than expected.
It is a real product that works, but its launch reception (72 out of 100 for hype) ran well ahead of how owners feel about it later. Company laid off staff and gave up its headquarters. That gap is what the regret score measures.
Worth it for: Studying crowdfunding hardware risk; Maker history buffs. Think twice if: Anyone wanting a working 3d printer; First-time makers; Backers expecting refunds.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.0 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 5.0 / 10 |
| One month | 4.0 / 10 |
| Six months | 3.0 / 10 |
| One year | 1.0 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 0.5 / 10 |
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The campaign raised $651,091 CAD from 4,420 backers at a $100 CAD pledge, promising March 2014 delivery; backers got no printers or refunds and the company laid off staff and moved HQ into the CEO's home.
Details the alleged embezzlement and Boe's partial $111,000 CAD repayment; says no promised printers shipped, the first 600-unit run was about 70% complete, refunds are no longer offered, and updates hid the problem for over two years.
Timeline of the $100 stereolithography printer project: Kickstarter funds routed to Boe's personal account, over $165,000 spent on a home, backers not told until May 2016, and laser certification costs higher than expected.
October 2016 status: the printer never reached market, staff were let go, equipment went into storage, investment deals failed, police had not pressed charges, and the CEO was working on it in his spare time.
Engineers debate the collapse: some praise the inventor's resin-printing ideas, others criticise the audio-based galvo control approach, fund management and backers' lack of legal recourse.