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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 12:20 PM Original message |
3-D Printing Is Spurring a Manufacturing Revolution |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Adaption of manufacturing. |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. So if nobody has a job, who is going to buy the shit? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. The Luddites of the nineteenth century had similar concerns |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. So? There will be jobs making and servicing the printers |
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bergie321 (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Until I make a printer |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. They're starting to dance around the edge of that |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. I dont think this tech would replace normal manufacturing process anytime soon |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. It's not just for prototyping anymore- Shapeways is a good example |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. This is awesome! |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The cost of 3D software terrifies me |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 06:14 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Which Blender version are you using? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Been using 2.4x for awhile on purpose |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 06:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. You're very welcome |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Very cool. An upside is the possibility of an upsurge |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. The issues involved here are similar to those of molecular nanotechnology |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. This almost sounds like RepRap...near self-replicating machine |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. "....since Tom Paine" |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Actually, I got that reference from a post at DU. |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. "Agrarian Justice" |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Read Cory Doctorow's "Makers." |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. K&R |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. I hope they have the printer drivers well debugged |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. LOL |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think it's a good thing. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Hobbyist manufacturing of a sorts could be useful in general too |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I'll tell you what I'm gonna build, first chance I get. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is absolutely brilliant. I want one. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 06:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. See my post above re: Shapeways |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
22. As long as its not just transferring the cost |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
26. Related link to a post in DU Health |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
31. Bought 3d shoes from China at WalMart for two dollars.... |
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