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Old 07-17-2011, 03:44 PM   #1
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This is so cool

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That's freaking amazing
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very interesting... maybe not what i'd trust as a tool... but designing your own stuff... where you want something like plastic but don't have a mold...
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very interesting... maybe not what i'd trust as a tool... but designing your own stuff... where you want something like plastic but don't have a mold...
It looks like it is great for the rapid prototyping world, and it can probably also be used to make quick and cheap molds for use in making stronger final products
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It looks like it is great for the rapid prototyping world, and it can probably also be used to make quick and cheap molds for use in making stronger final products
yeah. my thoughts exactly.
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I heard that NASA was using this in their shuttles and space station. Think about this... they broke a widget... we need a new "blank". Some guy in houston, sends up the spec and they just printer the new part out.

What's next? A Star Trek replicator?
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I heard that NASA was using this in their shuttles and space station. Think about this... they broke a widget... we need a new "blank". Some guy in houston, sends up the spec and they just printer the new part out.

What's next? A Star Trek replicator?
can they use these in space? I would think that it requires gravity to keep the dust on the part as its printing, I cant see any of the dust floating around teh space station being a good thing
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can they use these in space? I would think that it requires gravity to keep the dust on the part as its printing, I cant see any of the dust floating around teh space station being a good thing
Thats a very good point. The dust needs to stay in the tray and not get in the electronics.

The one that Jay Leno was showing, using the plastic wire might work.

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Expect those to be banned at most levels and regulated out the ass otherwise. shit like that pisses off a lot of people.
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