> At best, it's gotten to the point that it makes sense for low-volume runs At best? That's amazing!!! A hotglue gun on a couple of aluminum tracks can now com

> At best, it's gotten to the point that it makes sense for low-volume runs At best? That's amazing!!! A hotglue gun on a couple of aluminum tracks can now compete with full-fledged factories! Not on everything. Not on most things. But on anything at all is mindblowing. A seismic shift has already happened in how material goods will end up in someone's hands. You see the "because we can" projects because they're flashy and are built to demand attention. If you want to see a practical side to 3d printing, you have to hunt for it. It's not glamorous or that interesting to talk about with anyone not already obsessed with the tech. But it's there. My best anecdote is fixing my Dyson vacuum. Without a printer, you could've hacked it with some ingenuity and zipties. But instead, I rebuilt what was broken and maintained the quality of the device. For more mundane awesomeness: https://www.reddit.com/r/functionalprints/ https://www.reddit.com/r/functionalprints/