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[Discuss] 3D Printers



One of my former coworkers bought a Lulzbot 3D printer, and Lulzbot 
donated a 3D printer that we could set up in a lab at work. Lots of 
rotating gears and robots.


On 04/12/2017 10:36 PM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
> I recently bought an ANet A8 3D printer for 163.99 (a week ago counting
> shipping)
>
> www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_343643.html?currency=USD&viphttp://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_343643.html?currency=USD&vip=760163&gclid=CJLTpfywoNMCFduEswoddZsDaw=760163&gclid=CJLTpfywoNMCFduEswoddZsDaw
>
> I am currently printing stuff right now. Its kind of cool. I have a number
> of thing I want to print, but it will take days to get them done. 3D
> printing is not terribly fast.
>
> A co-worker of mine dismissed 3D printers as gimmicks and while I sort of
> agree, I think the technology is interesting. Here is one issue that drove
> home the issue for me.
>
> I was trying to set up a raspberry pi camera as a web cam. I was double
> sided taping the camera to a box. Then I asked myself, "I bet
> thingiverse.com" has a 3D cad of what I want, and, of course, they did!!.I
> printed the camera mount. Easy.
>
> This technology is in its infancy. It has so much potential. Anyone else
> have a 3D printer?
>
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