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I wonder if as 3D printing technology improves and spreads, will we see more plastic headstones by virtue of the fact they can be reasonably easily custom made?
by centizen 12y ago
I wonder if as 3D printing technology improves and spreads, will we see more plastic headstones by virtue of the fact they can be reasonably easily custom made? I could see people being attracted to the idea of a custom headstone at a lower price than the sculptor could provide.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoI like the idea of an eternal gravestone. The base is a very slow 3D printer, constantly extruding a headstone. The material ablates at a predictable rate, so the oldest bit - the top of the headstone - slowly crumbles away, while the bottom looks new and fresh. You'd have to scroll whatever message on it - your name, birth and death dates, etc. - like a very slow marquee.
- Vektorweg 12y agoMy mother designed a tombstone using AutoCAD for my dead brother some years ago. Its already possible.
- jcl 12y agoIf you just want a slab with an inscription, there's no need to 3D print it. Plastic (and metals!) are already easier to mill than stone.