Comments on: 3D Printer – A Look to the Future http://www.rnningfool.com/8432/3d-printer Burning Money Thu, 09 May 2013 22:25:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: brookes http://www.rnningfool.com/8432/3d-printer#comment-4303 Thu, 09 May 2013 22:25:15 +0000 http://www.rnningfool.com/?p=8432#comment-4303 I actually used this technology in 2007 to develop my grad thesis piece (http://brookesbritcher.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/rim-2007/). Just 6 years ago it took about 4 hours per piece on this table (roughly 50 and all white) – and substantial delicate cleaning with compressed air and binder spraying. The progress has been astounding. If they can find a way to make this dense enough, imagine what this could offer the carpentry industry (nails, joints, screws, etc.)

Sadly, people are doing this with it. Yes, it still takes a 3D printer – and CAD (which is costly)…
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/05/08/3d-printed-guns-blueprints-downloaded-100000-times-in-two-days-with-some-help-from-kim-dotcom/

Btw – If you should check out laser cutters and water cutters (can cut through steel)…

]]> By: Evan http://www.rnningfool.com/8432/3d-printer#comment-4302 Thu, 09 May 2013 22:22:05 +0000 http://www.rnningfool.com/?p=8432#comment-4302 I’m all on board with this idea. I snapped a salad tong in line today at an office-sponsored lunch and immediately wished I had one of these puppies so I didn’t feel so much like a douche when the next 25 people in line had to use them like chopsticks. Although it probably wouldn’t have finished printing until it was time for dinner. Or lunch next Thursday.

Looks like SSYS could be a winner here, though I wish its market cap was less than 3B already. ONVO looks interesting… bio-medical 3D printing.

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