This is just mindblowing. Another technological revolution incoming. The things I dream of printing from this.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE&sns=fb

 

in the uk there is actualy a place where u can walk in publicly and use this device for Collage Students ect It's amazing isn't it.

 

They are bloody good - an associate of mine has one at his uni, used for prototyping stuff. Damned clever how they work too.

 

its a double edged sword.

 

No, it is neutral. Like electricity, fire, and the Internet. The trouble lies with the men who use ANYTHING. A 3rd grader's pencil can be a deadly weapon in the right hands.



That said, I wonder what sort of hell would be conjured up if you walked into a public 3D print shop in UK and started printing AR-15 lower receivers and magazines.

 

This printer can change the world.



Because with no money and big ideas can stick it in a printer..



Looks at how the limited slip Differential was invented much sooner if we had tech like this around.

 

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Sorry, bro I had to do it!

 

Doesn't quite work that way - the end product of this is kind of like sintered metal, it's only just fused together and can be pretty delicate. Much the same as cast metals, a slight impact in the wrong place and it's buggered.



Certainly no good for firearm componants, could make a tidy replica though.

 

um, limited slip differentials have been around for 80+ years

 

You can make an AR lower out of plastic. They're already sold.



They're working on a version that can use rock and make a cement like product for use on the moon/Mars/asteroids. Ship the machine and have it drive around building structures for when you come to visit.