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06-15-2009, 12:58 AM
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What Would You Build?

I want this so much!



It's a 3d printer that can produce just about any object you are able to model in a CAD program. It builds them out of the same sort of plastic from which Lego is made. And this one, which comes as a kit you assemble, costs only $750US. Considering that the cheapest one I've heard of before this cost more than $10,000US, that's amazing.

That said... I don't actually know what I'd make with it. Probably just little toys and knicknacks. I'd probably also start working on more robotty projects when I knew I could make any gear or unique part I liked.



So, my question is, what would you build with your own 3d printer?



EDIT: the same company is building a 3d scanner kit, so you could scan any object and reproduce it. Starting with my wang.
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