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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

Anybody got one? Anybody knowledgeable about them? I'm tempted to get one just for the fun of it.

If you did get one, what would you print??

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Anybody got one? Anybody knowledgeable about them? I'm tempted to get one just for the fun of it.

If you did get one, what would you print??"

Another printer......

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By *bovethekneeCouple  over a year ago

Hampshire / Herefordshire

We used to sell them but they have a lot of issues so as long as you are a real hobbyist they will give you hours of fun.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Got a couple a work.

Very useful for making lots of little brackets and parts on, so we an install various prototype parts into the cars to trial them. And for replacing those bits we break whilst trying to take parts off the car as well.

No idea anything about what make:model we have here I just ask others and a few hours later bits appear as if by magic for me

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Anybody got one? Anybody knowledgeable about them? I'm tempted to get one just for the fun of it.

If you did get one, what would you print??

Another printer...... "

Then I'd use both of them to print two more printers ,,,,,, then I'd use my four printers to print eight printers and I'd keep repeating that process until I got really bored.....

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By *unky monkeyMan  over a year ago

in the night garden

It takes like 11 hours to print a tiny spider-man figure.

I had imagined I could print full size sex robots at 30 per minute. I will wait until the technology matures.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"It takes like 11 hours to print a tiny spider-man figure.

I had imagined I could print full size sex robots at 30 per minute. I will wait until the technology matures."

What printer did you have? And yes, I'm sure its got a way to go before it can actually live up to the hype.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman  over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I made a tiny pink robot using one. It hangs on my key ring.

I look. Smile. Go Wow.

That's all.

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By *icky999Man  over a year ago

warrington

I need to code my cock

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By *unky monkeyMan  over a year ago

in the night garden


"It takes like 11 hours to print a tiny spider-man figure.

I had imagined I could print full size sex robots at 30 per minute. I will wait until the technology matures.

What printer did you have? And yes, I'm sure its got a way to go before it can actually live up to the hype. "

It wasn't mine, I think it was called makerbot, was all black.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago
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I want to play with one!

I want to make a mini me

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By *picycplCouple  over a year ago

Eastbourne

I have the Printrbot Simple, nice little kit that I put together myself. done some upgrades on it and printed out a bunch of useful things for the house, brackets for windows, those bumper bits for the window catch, key rings, bottle openers, camera lens mounts etc

Lots of fun, I just wish it had a bigger print bed to print larger objects.

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By *icky999Man  over a year ago

warrington

Remember when these were invented. the news pushed them as a big story but people didnt reall listen/understand.

like a replicator on star treck.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

In the US someone was able to make a gun from a 3D printer that didn't require any extra parts - so it was made completely of plastic. You can then get through metal detectors with it.

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Just wondering about the tensile strength of these printed products ....

Are they sound enough to replace traditional materials ?

I'm not looking to recreate the Forth Rail Bridge though

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By *unky monkeyMan  over a year ago

in the night garden


"Just wondering about the tensile strength of these printed products ....

Are they sound enough to replace traditional materials ?

I'm not looking to recreate the Forth Rail Bridge though "

The majority of printers just print plastic although really good ones can print metal. As Soxy quipped earlier, there are printers that can even print themselves i.e. have children. So multiple materials.

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By *annooWoman  over a year ago

Hastings

Mmmm me thinks some new sex toys would be good

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

One of the bike manufacturers has used one to make a Ti frame

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Just wondering about the tensile strength of these printed products ....

Are they sound enough to replace traditional materials ?

I'm not looking to recreate the Forth Rail Bridge though "

The RAF have printed parts for one of their fast jets, although I'm guessing they might have used something a little better than your few hundred quid 3D printer from Maplins

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By *CoastFunMan  over a year ago

Southampron

There are lots of things being manufactured using the additive machining process. There are bits in aircraft engines, it's quite neat technology. Not quite the same as your home 3d printer though. No idea what I'd print....

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"No idea what I'd print...."

That's what I say every thing someone asks me what would you use it for.

Yet everytime I break that silly little plastic bloody clip taking something to bits I think if only I had a cheap 3D printer I could make a new one of them to clip back into place

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

Thanks for the replies. I just think the scope of them is as big as the imagination. I'm so gonna get me one to mess about with....

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I'd print a smaller Sky remote

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

or a smaller lynx can

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Anybody got one? Anybody knowledgeable about them? I'm tempted to get one just for the fun of it.

If you did get one, what would you print??

Another printer...... "

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There's a charity that does just that for free in schools!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"In the US someone was able to make a gun from a 3D printer that didn't require any extra parts - so it was made completely of plastic. You can then get through metal detectors with it.

-Courtney"

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Mmmm you fire it first!

I'll go second

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By *obbytupperMan  over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

You can even get one which will cook and print a recipe given the correct ingredients are fed into it.

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