3D Printers

[Harpo]

The technology is improving

New 3D printing process is faster and more precise than conventional methods

Rutgers engineers have created a way to 3D print large and complex parts at a fraction of the cost of current methods.

techxplore.com

 

[Foxbat]

What I’ve found fascinating in recent years is the way the printing technique has been used to build things like a house.

 

[AnyaKimlin]

We've had one for a few years - the wife built it. Pretty sure it didn't cost anywhere near £1000 but I think she picked up secondhand parts and she then used the printer to make the case.

Its made all sorts from a Venus de Milo ornament, to brackets for shelves and handles for the kitchen. It also made a Pokemon game. Apparently it wasn't big enough to do the guttering lol.

I'm sure ours is quite old fashioned as it must be about five years old at least.