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  • Innovative 3D printer on Kickstarter, to be sold at $347!!!



    I don't have a use for it but I really want one. Definitely worth a read.
    FT.

  • #2
    Interesting! Anyone want to kill themselves with a gun?
    Brian (the devil incarnate)

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    • #3
      I doubt this uses a filament appropriate to make a gun. The gun really needed a pro-grade 3D printer.

      I do wonder about the development of this. Imagine if you would just buy the inner workings of a keyboard or mouse, and then get the plans to 3D print the buttons and covers. Easy to replace if they get too dirty (just print a new one).
      Nokia already supplied the 3D print-file for one of their phones, to allow users to print new covers, so it is not that far off.

      I also wonder if this might not be the future for board game manufacturers. Most boardgames have some cards (can be printed with a good printer) and tokens (which usually are so simple in design that a 3D printer could manage).
      pixar
      Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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      • #4
        Originally posted by VJ View Post
        I doubt this uses a filament appropriate to make a gun. The gun really needed a pro-grade 3D printer.

        Do you think this would stop some idiots? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLd6UFudCFE
        Brian (the devil incarnate)

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        • #5
          True... but there are plenty of ways for people to kill themselves...

          Meanwhile, an alternative mouse cover is available:

          Guess my idea was not that far off...

          I do wonder about environmental aspects: if people just start printing things, it may become a more disposable item than anything they would buy. And a lot of prints might fail. All arguments leading to more plastic in the garbage...
          Last edited by VJ; 6 June 2013, 08:28.
          pixar
          Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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          • #6
            The standard filament for this printer is a polylactic acid (PLA) which is fully biodegradable (depending on the pigments). Rather the opposite, parts made with it would have a very limited lifetime, especially in places with a humid climate. Much less so would be the use of an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament, which the makers say is dicey on their machine. It would require a heated platen. ABS has the added advantage that it can be treated to allow electroplating, to give a metallic finish plus the added disadvantage that its vapours are quite toxic.
            Brian (the devil incarnate)

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            • #7
              Interesting, I did not know that it is biodegradable...

              They are getting more economically beneficial according to some studies:
              If you've been pondering over whether a 3D printer is a sound financial decision, here might be your answer: researchers have calculated that they can pay
              pixar
              Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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