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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 22 2013, 02:42 AM (4,273 Views) | |
| Weswhat | Mar 22 2013, 02:42 AM Post #1 |
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Not too many people are aware of the 3D Printer. It's new technology that's been around for a few years now that is just now getting recognition. It's going to revolutionize our world these up and coming years like you wouldn't believe! Straight out of Science Fiction to Reality. Developers are already 3D printing guns, cars, buildings, phones guitars, etc. 3D printed organs is the next step. As this technology advances... can only imagine. Yes, one click and you can get whatever you want. You can even google '3D printed car.' I can't wait to print out my Metro Vert' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5AZzOw7FwAedit: I wonder how this will effect jobs in the world... technical unemployment here we come! Edited by Weswhat, Mar 22 2013, 02:57 AM.
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| Horn | Mar 22 2013, 03:30 AM Post #2 |
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very interesting.....so most of the stupid shit people can buy at wal mart, they can just make. Someone needs to make an interactive website making files accessible where people can share them...... |
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| Weswhat | Mar 22 2013, 03:42 AM Post #3 |
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I'm sure there will be tons of file sharing websites hosting files for these in the future. The 3D printer machines themselves probably won't be 'affordable' to the public for another 5 years or so. (Morse law of technology) I wouldn't be surprised if some governments of the world ban them. Too easy to make guns, ammo, etc. Will be interesting to witness
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| Mythstae | Mar 22 2013, 03:43 AM Post #4 |
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I've seen one. Can't remember the URL...
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| Horn | Mar 22 2013, 04:00 AM Post #5 |
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I'm sure it will be quite a bit longer than 5 years..... |
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| Coche Blanco | Mar 22 2013, 08:02 AM Post #6 |
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3D printers are already semi affordable...a good bit are <2,000. There are already file sharing sites for this technology. And I don't see ammo being able to be made, lowers/magazines yes, but anything that had to hold in/back the boom will have to be something much stronger than the plastics they're using now. |
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| 98chevymetro | Mar 22 2013, 08:27 AM Post #7 |
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This is cool because you can 3d scan a mechanical object with moving parts and replicate it. Not that creating your own parts from your own ideas isn't cool though. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZrJsrTT4EA Edited by 98chevymetro, Mar 22 2013, 08:28 AM.
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| Horn | Mar 22 2013, 10:40 AM Post #8 |
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so someone on here should buy one, make metro parts. a custom geo center console would be great. I know blah blah neon console......but I'm talking about a perfect fit center console. Could make the mirror deletes that many people want. Custom air cleaner assemblies? The ideas are limitless. I think I will build a house with one... |
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| rjsdotorg | Mar 22 2013, 10:43 AM Post #9 |
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There are a few http://www.thingiverse.com/ is the biggest. We have 3D printed a headset for medical tests http://janmedical.com/ |
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| aaronvincent | Mar 22 2013, 10:45 AM Post #10 |
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This is a very dangerous subject and hopefully will be approached with caution and patience by our current world
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| Bjetmech | Mar 22 2013, 11:11 AM Post #11 |
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We have a few of these printers at work, their pretty cool. Making some of our airplane parts that we use during testing. |
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| feetchermancj | Mar 22 2013, 11:28 AM Post #12 |
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My stepdad used to teach a 3D printing class. I think he might actually still have one of these printers. These things are so precise he even printed working ball bearings. Cool stuff. |
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| BillHoo | Mar 22 2013, 11:44 AM Post #13 |
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Yeah, I remember when my Commodore 64 cost $3K, Then I got my Mac SE30 for $5K Then my first laptop was $7K. After that I no longer bought computers because my jobs would buy them for me and when we upgraded, I just took the machines home. The PC industy has been at a standstill for the past 5 years. No new technology except for tablets. Give it a few years as the software ancd demand increase, the hardware will get cheaper. Str-Trek Replicators and Smell-O-Vision are the future! Edited by BillHoo, Mar 22 2013, 11:44 AM.
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| Alston | Mar 22 2013, 12:09 PM Post #14 |
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hmm awesome invention... I think now after watching this video I can say surely that our technologies moving fast... because few years before we don't have any concept of this printer but now we have it... Thanks for sharing.. and you are right there are very few people aware from it. |
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| texan821 | Mar 22 2013, 12:30 PM Post #15 |
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I was about to go balls deep into 3d printing, but backed out because the technology is not quite there yet. Injection molding still blows 3d printing away when it comes to producing at a large scale...so unless you're the kind of dude who mocks up prototypes for mass production in a forging or injection mold set up, there's not a lot of money to be made with them. The printing itself is pretty easy...load up your machine wth resins (or whatever material you're using), load up your image file...and wait. And then wait some more. And just when you think you're done waiting, make a pot of coffee, sit down and watch Inception twice and then go back and take a look. That's my take, but if this is an industry you're interested in, the best way I've found to get your foot in the door is as a graphic designer making 3d models. Lots of stability in that niche. Edited by texan821, Mar 22 2013, 12:31 PM.
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