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Hopefully in 5 years we will be able to download a 3d printer files and print out of most this stuff at home fully customized to your needs, instead of cutting
by superasn 14y ago
Hopefully in 5 years we will be able to download a 3d printer files and print out of most this stuff at home fully customized to your needs, instead of cutting bottles, or using "X" as "Y" hack.
- ColinWright 14y agoSo, you mean that we can use toxic processes to create the 3D "ink" that 3D printers use, and then use those 3D printers to build things that can't be recycled and end up in landfill, rather than taking stuff, re-using it, and thereby reducing the amount of landfill? No, I'm not being entirely serious, and yes, I too look forward to the day when 3D printers are common-place and used effectively and efficiently. But even so, I hope that people will always find inventive ways to reduce, re-use and recycle, especially when they are an inventive as some of these. I've already used two of them this morning.
- superasn 14y agoYes, my post wasn't entirely serious as well. Also one more thing, lately 3D printers have started using re-usable and re-cycle "ink"[1] so it may only be increasing re-usability after all. [1] http://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html http://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html
- ColinWright 14y agoMore particularly, they can use PLA filament - here's some information about that: http://www.faberdashery.co.uk/about/why-our-filament-is-so-great/ http://www.faberdashery.co.uk/about/why-our-filament-is-so-g...