His entire point is trying to get stuff working (even for a few seconds) using cheap hobbyist printers and not requiring skills in metal fabrication or any special equipment.
With that goal in mind, I think he does incredibly well on his projects.
Of course other people can do better with CNCs and years of engineering/fabrication skills. That's like saying it's not worth playing with DIY "anything" because other people can do it better than you.
Then the news article should have mentioned that point.
But the news article very much arouses the impression that that is not his point, that his point is something other, and that he succeeded at said other point, he never endeavored to succeed at.
With that goal in mind, I think he does incredibly well on his projects.
Of course other people can do better with CNCs and years of engineering/fabrication skills. That's like saying it's not worth playing with DIY "anything" because other people can do it better than you.