Print Yourself a New Car at Home..

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Print Yourself a New Car at Home..

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(ALL) :D

The first 3D Printed Car.. :shock: 8)

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/world-firs ... 55876.html

Enjoy..

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The Stratasys Fortis printer that I was able to use at my former employer could not have made those 40 parts in 44 hours because it wasn't big enough and because it was too slow. If they used 40 bigger printers, maybe it would happen.
Additionally the printer plastic "ribbons" cost $15/cu inch for ABS plastic, so even though it is a fun thing to think about, it would not be cost effective.

Most likely things have changed in the last 3 years, but not that much, I'd guess. But then again we didn't understand transistors, LCDs and LEDs, MRI, CAT scans, and space travel.

Thanks for the link.

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