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Johnny Aztec posted:Being able to maintain or repair your own stuff is an obsolete trend I've noticed at work that fabricating even the simplest thing* yourself (unless it's loving 3D printing i.e. useless rubbish) is a completely foreign concept to all of the younger guys. The older Russian guys, however, are always hammering something out but, on the other hand, everything they build is poo poo and dangerous. I still can't get over the fact that they thought it was OK for the main fire exit to suddenly open inwards only in loving 2017. *) I mean like if you have to mount something small like a sign or hand soap dispenser and there's no ready-made bracket, or if you need to slap together some protection for something shipped overseas if there's no crates on hand. 5-15-minute jobs because we do have tools, fasteners, and materials.
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3D printing is great, having access to one is awesome when something retarded simple but impossible to find breaks. Last example I can think of was one of the plastic latches that held the deep freeze door in my freezer shut.
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Feb 27, 2018 18:02
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Mein Kampf Enthusiast posted:3D printing is great, having access to one is awesome when something retarded simple but impossible to find breaks. Last example I can think of was one of the plastic latches that held the deep freeze door in my freezer shut. We have access to CNC and plasma cutters and a whole bunch of poo poo i don't even know what they are. Also it takes literally ages to make anything on a printer. But for a home scenario like that, sure. Had I known someone with a 3D printer I wouldn't have had to buy a new toaster last year. e: The new toaster is very stylish though so all in all I can't complain.
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Feb 27, 2018 18:06
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Jerry Cotton posted:We have access to CNC and plasma cutters and a whole bunch of poo poo i don't even know what they are. Also it takes literally ages to make anything on a printer. But for a home scenario like that, sure. Had I known someone with a 3D printer I wouldn't have had to buy a new toaster last year. pics or gtfo
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Feb 27, 2018 18:18
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Johnny Aztec posted:Being able to maintain or repair your own stuff is an obsolete trend OTOH, with the trend shifting to successive generations doing worse economically than the generation that preceded them this might start going in the opposite direction out of necessity.
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Feb 27, 2018 18:20
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Mein Kampf Enthusiast posted:pics or gtfo 
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Feb 27, 2018 18:24
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That's a nice loving toaster.
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Feb 27, 2018 18:32
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Jerry Cotton posted:We have access to CNC and plasma cutters and a whole bunch of poo poo i don't even know what they are. Also it takes literally ages to make anything on a printer. But for a home scenario like that, sure. Had I known someone with a 3D printer I wouldn't have had to buy a new toaster last year. 3D printing is great if you need one-off plastic parts though, which in prototyping is like, a million percent of the time.
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Feb 27, 2018 19:07
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Jerry Cotton posted:I've noticed at work that fabricating even the simplest thing* yourself (unless it's loving 3D printing i.e. useless rubbish) is a completely foreign concept to all of the younger guys. The older Russian guys, however, are always hammering something out but, on the other hand, everything they build is poo poo and dangerous. I still can't get over the fact that they thought it was OK for the main fire exit to suddenly open inwards only in loving 2017. Nothing is ever truly totaled in Russia. Have a look here: https://autobotanik.livejournal.com/ - some are fairly tame, others are something else
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Feb 27, 2018 19:47
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Mein Kampf Enthusiast posted:3D printing is great, having access to one is awesome when something retarded simple but impossible to find breaks. Last example I can think of was one of the plastic latches that held the deep freeze door in my freezer shut. My friend broke a piece off the 3d printer at their workplace and 3d printed a replacement instead of ordering one so they wouldn't get in trouble with their boss. The future is now.
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Feb 27, 2018 20:12
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Krispy Wafer posted:That's a nice loving toaster. Acute Grill posted:My friend broke a piece off the 3d printer at their workplace and 3d printed a replacement instead of ordering one so they wouldn't get in trouble with their boss. I've seen plenty of 3d printers where the entire structural component was 3d-printed itself. Self-replication is coming!
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Feb 27, 2018 21:37
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Mein Kampf Enthusiast posted:I've seen plenty of 3d printers where the entire structural component was 3d-printed itself. Self-replication is coming! Until they can print the boards self replication will never truly arrive, and considering the difficulty in printing electronics I doubt self replicating 3d printers will come in the next 30 years.
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Feb 27, 2018 22:22
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Kwyndig posted:Until they can print the boards self replication will never truly arrive, and considering the difficulty in printing electronics I doubt self replicating 3d printers will come in the next 30 years. Is printing PCBs actually hard in some way? (Seriouspost I don't know I'm very much a wrought iron, copper, and CuNiFer man.)
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Feb 28, 2018 01:10
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Kwyndig posted:Until they can print the boards self replication will never truly arrive, and considering the difficulty in printing electronics I doubt self replicating 3d printers will come in the next 30 years. <3d prints a copy of Kwyndig>
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Feb 28, 2018 01:52
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Let me know when a 3d printer can print a nozzle that maintains its structural integrity at the temperature the 3d printer extrudes at.
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Feb 28, 2018 01:58
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I've designed and printed a bunch of dumb poo poo that was either difficult to find, didn't exist, or fit a specific scenario. Not everything I've designed is mindblowing or anything, but it has improved my life in some way. I also have maybe double what's listed on Thingiverse as private designs for personal use that I'm not comfortable with someone else using, lest they criticize how dumb it is or whatever (laziness?). A 3D printer doesn't solve hunger or create world peace or anything, but it did let me save my portable washing machine from the trash and create a few no-longer-available ACVW parts (visor clips, ignition coil holders, window trim pieces, etc). And that's pretty cool. 
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Feb 28, 2018 02:08
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Jabor posted:Let me know when a 3d printer can print a nozzle that maintains its structural integrity at the temperature the 3d printer extrudes at. A 3D printer could print a mold for the nozzle, theoretically.
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Feb 28, 2018 02:33
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Gimme a knife and some wood and I can make about 100% of the stuff people have ed printed in 0.0001 the time.
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Feb 28, 2018 02:57
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Ed printing. The future of the future.
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Feb 28, 2018 02:57
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Jerry Cotton posted:Is printing PCBs actually hard in some way? (Seriouspost I don't know I'm very much a wrought iron, copper, and CuNiFer man.) Not particularly. There are two models on the market right now, one is a derivative of a earlier Kickstarted printer and the other is a professional model (eg, very expensive and comes with a corporate support package.) They both essentially work by laying down a sheet of resin and using a conductive ink for the traces. However the thing is, traditional PCB production is incredibly cheap. Like, IIRC it's only around $150 if you want to do a small batch run of 75 single/double sided boards. The Kickstarted PCB printer is about the same price for a material cartridge that does 25 4x4 boards and I'm sure the professional one costs even more. They're more of a thing for prototyping boards.
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Feb 28, 2018 03:55
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3D printing is making huge waves in prosthetics, especially for kids since they grow out of them quickly.
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Feb 28, 2018 04:14
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Jerry Cotton posted:Gimme a knife and some wood and I can make about 100% of the stuff people have ed printed in 0.0001 the time. prints a hollow and airtight sphere 
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Feb 28, 2018 08:32
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I think I have the same one, it really is very good.
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Feb 28, 2018 08:40
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pienipple posted:3D printing is making huge waves in prosthetics, especially for kids since they grow out of them quickly. Next stage: printing children, the squishy organic bits can be obselete.
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Feb 28, 2018 09:19
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Platystemon posted:prints a hollow and airtight sphere Make two half spheres, glue them together.
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Feb 28, 2018 10:06
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Jabor posted:Let me know when a 3d printer can print a nozzle that maintains its structural integrity at the temperature the 3d printer extrudes at. There's a German laser sintering machine that does metal.
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Feb 28, 2018 10:35
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1: Buy a 3D printer 2: Print a 3D printer 3: Return the 3D printer
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Jabor posted:Let me know when a 3d printer can print a nozzle that maintains its structural integrity at the temperature the 3d printer extrudes at. People judge 3d printing by dinky hobby machines and completely miss how advanced professional 3D printing is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3CkzQQFZXs
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How expensive is custom CNC-ing of things like aluminium compared to 3D printing it? Having looked around briefly online it looks like setup costs for any CNC work is far higher that 3D printing, which is a bit of a killer for prototyping. (Have been looking at making some vintage RC car parts from fancier materials than the usual selection of plastics)
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legooolas posted:How expensive is custom CNC-ing of things like aluminium compared to 3D printing it? Having looked around briefly online it looks like setup costs for any CNC work is far higher that 3D printing, which is a bit of a killer for prototyping. The exhaust tailpiece on the Koenigsegg Agera One:1 is 3D-printed from titanium and then hand-finished, because it's less expensive than setting up a traditional production process for such a low production run (7 cars total). https://www.koenigsegg.com/details-koenigsegg-one1-exhaust-tailpiece/ KozmoNaut has a new favorite as of 14:05 on Feb 28, 2018 |
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Collateral Damage posted:You can 3D print steel. pretty amazing
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It's worth mentioning the objects in the video are made without removing the workpiece from the machine. It automatically switches between printing heads and milling heads as instructed, so it can print part of the object, switch to the milling head to work/finish surfaces that might not be reachable on the completed object, then continue printing. It means you can manufacture objects that are physically impossible to make as a single piece using traditional CNC methods.
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Collateral Damage posted:You can 3D print steel. Mind blown 
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Feb 28, 2018 14:14
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One of the predictions for 3D printing in 10 or 20 years is extremely cheap, open source clothing.
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Feb 28, 2018 14:42
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Collateral Damage posted:People judge 3d printing by dinky hobby machines and completely miss how advanced professional 3D printing is. This is true, and the hobby machines are pretty much a Fisher-Price hammer compared to a claw hammer.
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Feb 28, 2018 14:50
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chitoryu12 posted:One of the predictions for 3D printing in 10 or 20 years is extremely cheap, open source clothing. Cheaper than the t-shirts I have made by Bangladeshi children in sweatshops?
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Feb 28, 2018 14:57
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spog posted:Cheaper than the t-shirts I have made by Bangladeshi children in sweatshops? If you have the printer, the cost is basically just the fabric. Cotton costs about 70 to 80 cents a pound.
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Feb 28, 2018 15:24
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chitoryu12 posted:If you have the printer, the cost is basically just the fabric. Cotton costs about 70 to 80 cents a pound. so I'll be saving like the 4 cents an hour per kid? I wonder how long until I break even..
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Feb 28, 2018 15:49
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spog posted:Cheaper than the t-shirts I have made by Bangladeshi children in sweatshops?
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Collateral Damage posted:You can 3D print steel. pretty awesome, but i doubt deposited steel is nearly as strong as cast or forged. 3d printing is great for prototyping though.
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