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Yes, until people realize you can't make everything with plastic and that you need metals, maybe 3D printing with go somewhere. Not to forget than certain stee
by jokoon 10y ago
Yes, until people realize you can't make everything with plastic and that you need metals, maybe 3D printing with go somewhere.
Not to forget than certain steel parts might not even be accessible to mere mortals, either because certain steel require certain things.
I'm not against fixing your dishwasher with some plastic part, but that's far from a revolution.
And it's not like industry won't fight it either.
- jordanb 10y agoYou can't even print composites. Seriously, most 3d printing fanboys I've met couldn't even begin to define the term "tensile strength". I had one guy insist that his 3d printer could 3d print wood. I said there's no way, so the next day he brought in an object made out of ABS with wood flower suspended in it. He literally couldn't comprehend how that differs from a real wood object, structurally, or even better how it'd differ from a cold-molded composite wood object.
- jacobolus 10y ago3d printing sucks for any kind of production structural part. It’s awesome for abstract mathematical sculpures though.
- fit2rule 10y ago>3d printing sucks for any kind of production structural part. Good thing AuroraLabs is working on that problem. Won't be long until their 3D printers are standard accessories on oil-platforms and deep mines and the ISS, oh my... http://auroralabs3d.com http://auroralabs3d.com
- andrewflnr 10y ago"wood flour", as in finely ground wood?
- TeMPOraL 10y agoYeah, something like this. They make a 3D-printing filament out of it for printing stuff that look and feel somewhat "woody". https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D6VL1OQrebg/maxresdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D6VL1OQrebg/maxresdefault.jpg (Generally, google for "wood filament 3d printing" and look at the pictures.)