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> I don't want to buy ink or parts or worry about it or have it obsoleted in 2 years time. I've heard that with a 3d printer you can print another 3d printer,

• frakkingcylons 13y ago
  It's not able to print all the necessary parts for a 3D printer, but one of the main goals of the RepRap project was to design a printer that could print most of its parts. http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
  • dhughes 13y ago
    Yes, and I think recently wasn't a hard to make part finally constructed some gear spring thing? I can't recall what it was but I can picture it in my brain.
• popol 13y ago
  Wow, never thought about that. It will overturn traditional manufacture, though it cannot print all its parts now.
• deleted 13y ago
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