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Title: Is a 3-D printer in your ride's future?
Post by: machoneman on August 21, 2012, 06:49:31 AM

http://www.popularmechanics.com/print-this/4320759?page=all

Title: Re: Is a 3-D printer in your ride's future?
Post by: Chad D on August 21, 2012, 07:34:20 AM

These are pretty cool machines.  I've been lusting after one for a while, but they are still pretty spendy.  The DIY market is taking off for the printers though, a few more years and they will really come down in price, the smaller form stuff is already much less expensive.  Save some huge advance in optics and coordinate measurement stuff, I'm guessing the scanners will not come down in price much more, unfortunately.

Title: Re: Is a 3-D printer in your ride's future?
Post by: 482supersnake on August 21, 2012, 07:28:27 PM

We have some these at my job site, large and small ones. Very cool to look at

Title: Re: Is a 3-D printer in your ride's future?
Post by: Chad D on August 21, 2012, 07:27:53 PM

Print an intake!

Title: Re: Is a 3-D printer in your ride's future?
Post by: 482supersnake on August 22, 2012, 01:01:45 AM

If it doesn't fit on an airplane it doesn't get done.