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In reply to the discussion: Printing a working 12 inch crescent wrench, name your color, tighten your bolt. [View all]TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)64. How much "slop" is there in the original? Unhardened powder...
...is left in the gaps. blows out or works out with movement.
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Printing a working 12 inch crescent wrench, name your color, tighten your bolt. [View all]
2on2u
Dec 2012
OP
Because it lays down polymers and resin (don't quote me on the polymer) a thin layer at a
2on2u
Dec 2012
#2
Depending on what they are printing, I assume you could change the composition of
Cleita
Dec 2012
#9
what's really crazy is that our dept core facility manager printed one yesterday...
mike_c
Dec 2012
#11
I don't know if the print heads can handle silicone.... we'll just have to wait and
2on2u
Dec 2012
#16
Your post has been alerted upon because somebody thinks, apparently, that it's a violation.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2012
#18
But..but...don't you understand?? PRINTING TEH CHIKZ R SEXXIST! AND STUFFS!!one!1!!
Systematic Chaos
Dec 2012
#29
Ooops..... lost in the thread, I thought the OP was alerted..... didn't make sense at the time
2on2u
Dec 2012
#39
The subject of this thread is 3D printers. Would you call the output of a 3D printer "her"?
Electric Monk
Dec 2012
#46
I didn't write post #37, but sex toys are quite common, and used by both sexes. nt
Electric Monk
Dec 2012
#48
I don't know what you're yammering about, but feel free to be offended. You always are. nt
Electric Monk
Dec 2012
#51
Saw that, it gets washed out by some medium, forgot what it was but when I mention this to
2on2u
Dec 2012
#22
One would think that with the 'doubling effect' of technology in the next 50 years
Earth_First
Dec 2012
#20
One would have thought that a hundred years ago too. In fact, a lot of people did. But the
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#27
Its appalling that as the earth dies, we get hard-ons for machines that hurry the process
NoOneMan
Dec 2012
#52
It might be the "next big thing," but most people will just end up having lots more plastic junk.
reformist2
Dec 2012
#53
******3D Metal Printer******* will print metal instal of resin plastic. This is new ish
uponit7771
Dec 2012
#56
When I first saw this on This Old House (post #74) I thought how cool it would be...
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2012
#76