Singapore’s Pirate3D Printer Ready to Hit Kickstarter, Will Ship to Backers in December [VIDEO]

A few months ago we saw Singaporean startup Pirate3D get seed funding to help develop what it claims to be the world’s most affordable 3D printer. That’s now a step closer to reality with the Pirate3D crew announcing today that they’ll hit the crowdfunding site Kickstarter on May 30. (Updated: It raised $300,000 in just 24 hours, blowing past its $100K goal).

Pirate3D’s gadget is ‘The Buccaneer’ (pictured above) which will be priced at just $347 when it’s finally up for sale. The startup says that a “limited number of 3D printers are available for early delivery date of December 2013”. Also, another limited number will be sold at just $247 to early Kickstarter backers – but it’s not yet clear what kind of investment in the project that would entail.

Pirate3D’s chief of operations, Brendan Goh, notes that the proposed project was “subjected to a rigorous vetting process and had to fulfill strict requirements on design, technology, operations and production”. Having passed all that, the renegade 3D printer will hit Kickstarter on May 30 at 11am Singapore time, and this will be the link.

The Singaporean team has just revealed the swashbuckling Buccaneer in its first ever video, which is embedded here: