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How 3D Printing Is Changing the World
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Vicetrailia
Banned
So what happened to nanomachines
Stiflers Mom
Banned
Amazing stuff... Wow...
And what a depressing thought that still most 3D printed things will be dildos..
And what a depressing thought that still most 3D printed things will be dildos..
MrTroubleMaker
Member
neat!
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slugbahr
Unconfirmed Member
What color?
Tesseract
Banned
black, cloak engaged
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slugbahr
Unconfirmed Member
Will it be able to go 88mph?
a multicultural team of v
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Jay Leno has actually talks about this aspect a lot. It used to be nearly impossible for him to get parts for all of his old cars in his collection, and now he can basically just 3D print whatever part he needs.
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
That's how the robots getcha.
Tesseract
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DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Okay sure but hear me out, do you really want to wake up after a particularly strenuous evening and then look at yourself in the mirror like this?TAKE MY BLOOD
YOU HAVE BEEN IMPROVED, JUST AS YOU REQUESTED says your 3D-printed sex-doll/accountant/doctor/automechanic/surgeon.
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Elektro Demon
Banned
3d printing is very interesting. But as far as I understand it, right now people are printing using plastic materials.
What about metals, steel and stuff? Can a 3d printer print metal things?
What about metals, steel and stuff? Can a 3d printer print metal things?
The Pleasure
Member
I want to 3d print a gator giving the middle finger with the words Florida fuckus upus drinkum yabyum with a guy hurling behind a bush.
nkarafo
Member
The toy industry is going to crash soon. Once you are able to 3D print figures and other stuff in color, there will be no reason to buy toys or figures, assuming the materials are cheap enough. Just download/pirate some schematics and you are good to go. Imagine being a kid in the near future, 3D printing any toy you want.
Threeshotgamer
Banned
Has completely changed my miniatures used in TTRPG. Everyone gets a custom these days
MaestroMike
Gold Member
Mite be bad if u can 3d print weapons like guns
Threeshotgamer
Banned
I actually have several pieces for my AR platforms that are 3d printed but they are more along the lines of accessories and customizations than anything to do with the actual operation of the gun.
EverydayBeast
ChatShitGPT Alpha 0.001
3D printing whatever the hell that is sounds more important than regular printing, lowkey impressive.
Kenpachii
Member
This gives piracy a whole new meaning. U could practically print whatever u want.
Food like with star trek is probably also a thing in the future them. Where every meal just gets printed.
I really liked the organic type of material that only pushes what it needs. That's some next level looking stuff
Food like with star trek is probably also a thing in the future them. Where every meal just gets printed.
I really liked the organic type of material that only pushes what it needs. That's some next level looking stuff
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Isn't the problem with 3D printing the quality?
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
I still prefer dot matrix printers.
That sound plus an old modem connecting is what I fall asleep to at night.
That sound plus an old modem connecting is what I fall asleep to at night.
MayauMiao
Member
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
No one ever talks how 3D printing has almost zero economies of scale
Traditionally you spend big on making the machinery to build something and once there economies of scale kick in as more units are produced.
With 3D printing the only scalability is having multiple printers working in paralel so each product costs the same.
Traditionally you spend big on making the machinery to build something and once there economies of scale kick in as more units are produced.
With 3D printing the only scalability is having multiple printers working in paralel so each product costs the same.
jadedm17
Member
Ill take dildoes over missles, guns or anything War related really
V4skunk
Banned
Not really.
I imagine as the technology progresses 3d printing will become much faster and more profitable.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Sure and that will make things easier lowering the cost per unit and but still won't get the benefit of economies of scale. At the end of the day, if you get a printer to produce 10 parts per run, and you need 1000 parts per run to deliver to customers, you will still need 100 machines and every part you produce will cost the same.
Nowadays you can make injection molded parts with moving pieces using non compatible chemistry and once you're past design and machinery, price quickly craters to the point these parts effectively cost cents. This is something 3d printing will never be able to do- the only cost you get to dilute is part design and you get some savings on facility running costs, etc.
And as the technology gets better and more efficient, part price will come down and 3d printed products will be more feasible for a range of products, but you can't beat economies of scale for mass market consumer goods.
Some say there's a future for bespoke consumer goods, as in you go to the shop and you just don't buy the hair drier that's on the shelf, you get to chose the design and it gets printed on the spot. and the 3d printed parts get assembled with the entrails at the shop. And so on. Who knows, we'll see how things happen.
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infinitys_7th
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What forces are driving those blocks together? It does not look like that tank has recirculation, so I don't think they are agglomerating by density. They are just hollow plastic blocks. I don't even see magnets on them.