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How many of you guys have 3D Printers?  I am amazed by the technology for some reason.  It seems as if things are developing extremely fast in this sector. 

I have been reading up a lot on the 3D Print forum http://3dprintboard.com/forum.php

You know that within 5-7 years they will likely be able to 3D Print human organs.  Within 10 years a Human Heart.   There are also scientists working on 3D Molecular printing which means you could theoretically put an apple, a plastic bag, and a cardboard box into a machine and it will break the material up into molecules, and then reform it into something else like a toilet.  Pretty crazy, and something like that may only be 25 years off!

Who here has a 3d printer and what make?  I have a Makerbot Replicator 2

How much did it cost?

Maybe detailed human organ plastic toys for kiddies  :P

Ummm, that's kind of possible now. What he meant was real organs, a technology which is being developed right now for real.

An interesting and completely disruptive technology (much like bitcoin).

Think about all the material goods you buy... and now all of a sudden you don't buy these things, you make them yourself.

And how will we pay for the designs we download? What incentive is there for designers? At first there will be printers and 'design stores' that lock you in with DRM, but very soon and easily free versions will pop up.

Basically, those who provide the raw materials that these things need will be laughing. Whereas stores like IKEA will be obsolete.

How you can print more complex stuff like TV?
It has plastic, but a lot of metal including silicone microchips.

Will be not easy at all, if even possible to combine all

At this point, you can really only print with one material, on most 3D printers. Perhaps that will eventually change, but at this point, they are only useful for some stuff.

thats a very cool and completely disruptive technology, i read alot about that!

think of the possibilities that will create! its already possible to use metal for 3D printing. google for it :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS4Xw8f9LCc

I don't have one but I'd like to get one soonish, the only thing is I'm afraid that it will be a hassle to use and more of a hobby of itself rather than a tool.

People are even using it to make weapons. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/3d-printed-gun-fired_n_3222669.html

That gun is amateurish compared to this think which was just printed out using metal sintering:  http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.php?524-3d-Printed-Metal-Gun&highlight=metal

Legit?

Where can I download this?? :D
I didn't know there were 3d printers (commercial anyway) that were able to print metal?

That gun? Otherwise I know "The Liberator" was (and is?) available for download.

3D printing is awesome :D I only wish I could have a 3D printer

I waiting for some usefull easy to use cheap serial model. I would like to print many different legos to my son - these lego toys are really expensive

yea, very expensive atm !

The metal one I posted a link to was made by Solidconcepts.  It uses metal sintering, basically a laser that follows metal powder, which melts it to the rest of the structure.  The metal one is totally legit and was printed last month.

I saw episode on vice on 3d printing guns like a year ago or something. Now its getting crazier.

I also saw something about hiring pro`s to kill congressmen, and the bid is by bitcoin.

Yes, but the heavy plastic ones can fire like a 9MM, and are not metal detectable.

Yes, but there is not enough metal to actually be detected. Like a metal button on jeans doesn't set off the detector.

Most 3D printers on the market r cheap and not that precise for things like guns, and other detailed items.
If you google it you will see what im talking about.
But this tech is for everyone and thats what i like to see.
U watch, once 3d printers will do something against goverment they will try to ban it or regulate it.


Idea behind it-GR8

Well, they're already used to print guns, especially the ones you can get from TOR, but they're still a round for now.

Nope, these printers just do things automatically you could make yourselves manually with a lot of patience. But regulating, obviously  :)

I would love to have one.

On kickstarter, there's a stereolithographic printer called the Peachy being developed for $100 (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-printer-the-first-100-3d-printer-and-sc).  The forum the OP linked is the main site for the people backing it.

Delivery for the backers isn't going to start until the middle of next year, but it might be something for you to keep your eye on.

Is this going to be able to print everything that the standard ones can, or will it be toned-down?

It should be able to do anything any other stereolithographic resin printer, like the Form1, can do.  It just uses some creative means to cut down on the components e.g. aiming the laser beam with mirrors rather than physically moving the laser (allowing them to cut out the expensive precision stepper motors), using a slowly-filling tank of water rather than a moving platform to control the z-axis (removes another stepper motor), using a soundcard for digital-to-analog conversion (removes the need for a microcontroller), etc.

Go have a look at their videos about the printer on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/user/PeachyPrinter/videos

In particular, this little show-off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5NLyc3FlZ0) of some prints may interest you, as well as this video of their "what happens if we..." testing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NltGqKEE_AA).

They're still improving it.  These are the result of their 22nd prototype of the printer and they're currently working on the 23rd, which will correct some short comings of the current one, for example, that string in the vase print should go away with the blanking circuit (which will allow them to shut off the laser) they'll be adding.

The Next Big Thing: 3-d Printed Clothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfgOPmO2hzM


next: print Bitcoins  :P

I really want one of those :I

The things you said are pretty awesome you know, but i think it gonna takes like more than 25 yrs for them to achieve such that success  ;D

Shoes printing instead, I was not very impressed, I doubt you can even use these shoes, looks more like fashion model shoes

It is amazing!!!Gotta love science!

there is even a printer for clothes but i cant find it anymore. please notice that is just the beginning!

Real clothes? Or "fashion model" clothes?

Just watch the forum, their kickstarter page, and their site.  I'd expect you may be able to place an order for one as soon as April.

If you back them now, can you be one of the ones that gets it mid-2014?

Here is another subject near and dear to my heart!

I personally have a Makerbot 3d printer on my desk, it's pretty awesome if I do say so!

I actually made some 3/4" "corner" pieces for my LTC GPU rig, with fancy BTC symbol on it (terrible pics can't see the BTC symbol to well).

http://imgur.com/6B6IV10,1j2vzXD,7tFFnJ2,VkTTDfv,WcbBfXX#4

I see a lot of potential in the 3D printing vertical and am in the process of starting up a business which we will be purchasing a 3D systems ProJet 660, powder bed full colour printer, can print approx. 6 million colours.  I am hoping we can order and take delivery and be set up early in 2014.

These end-pieces?
https://i.imgur.com/pr3gUlj.jpg

Yup, all the black pieces I printed, they all have the BTC symbol on them and they actually look pretty cool but the lighting and my playbook combo took really shitty pictures.  I made 3 way corners, 90 degree elbows and a T connector (T connector is different than the 3 way corner).  All designed to fit loosely over 3/4" square tube.  Once I had it all together I squared it up and tightened it with little brass screws.

That pic is just a mock up and not in its installed location. So the PSU doesn't actually sit there, in fact to keep the heat form the PSU away from the cards and vice versa I have it secured to the top of the rig, pulling air in the "back side" of it and expelling hot air out the top.

3d printers are so expenssive

So where ink jet printers a few years ago.  They will keep coming down in price.

Hence the Peachy! It will only be about $100!

But if you have more knowledge in making things you should use some other stuff to make box like this one on picture not the 3d printer

How much the 3d printer cost and how much cost the material for making one of the 3/4" "corner" pieces shown on the image?

BTW the white corner has nice Bitcoin logo...

lol i just saw the logo :)

The printer cost me about $1700 CAD, there is probably less than $0.20 CAD in plastic per piece, at med resolution it takes about 40 minutes to print.  The black and white ones on that rig are 3/4" and made from ABS. I also made a handful of ~1/2" ones for 1/2" aluminium square tube as well.  Structurally I am pretty sure 1/2" would do a 3 or 4 card rig but I happened to have some 3/4 kickin around so I used it instead of buying new 1/2.  I did blue PLA, white and black ABS if I have time I'll post a few pics of the pieces by themselves without the aluminium.

to much costs for nothing

I paid $800 for a Solidoodle. Is that too much to make practically any plastic piece you could think of?

Hell, I made myself a dust bin the other day.

Will it pay for itself or make me any money, no of course not, but I didn't buy it for either of those.  I also didn't buy it to make my rig.  I had the printer a while ago, when I relocated my rig I decided to fool around and do something myself.  It's a very fun hobby and I get a lot of personal entertainment designing and making things myself.  I have made a lot of things (for friends and family as well) that are just plain neat LOL.  I have spent much much more on hobbies in the past, $1700 in the long run is an insignificant amount of money for my entertainment, so I have absolutely no delusions or beefs with paying what I paid.

Too much and nothing are subjective in this case, not fact.

The backing period ended over a month ago.  You missed the boat, so if you want one, you'll just have to wait until they start offering them for public sale.  You can sign up for their mailing list (http://www.peachyprinter.com/#!store/cb7y) and they'll notify you when they do start selling them.

I am not interestesed

I don't think he was talking to you in particular "rampalija", but ok :)

He just makes random posts to increase his postcount. Most of his posts don't make any sense at all.

Let's get back on topic?  Who has a 3D Printer, and if so which is it?

Don't have one yet, but I am a backer of the Peachy mentioned upthread, so I will have one sometime next year.

Any estimate when 3D printers will be sold as serial models (big brands, mass production)?

I have one, the Makerbot Thing-o-matic. Very old now. I bought it when it came out. Its out of production now. bout' 2 yrs ago I think. I use it sometimes. Otherwise mostly use web services to get my prototypes. Building a Delta Ceramic Printer now. Open Source info available online if anyone interested...

Something I designed.....http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7743 ......the page has some photos taken of the print I made on the printer also..

cheers

Possibly as soon as next year (http://www.businessinsider.com/meg-whitman-hp-will-have-a-3d-printer-in-2014-2013-10).  HP is planning to enter the consumer (they've made professional 3D printers for years) 3D printer market.

The future looks so awesome, you'll be able to scan an object on your phone on one side of the world and sell it to someone on the other side in minutes... the money will be in your wallet as they begin printing the object right at home. No shipping, no warehouses, no banks, no losses, no hassle!

It's amazing how fast human technology improves. Who knows what will come next. But still 3D printers are really awesome.

Yeah lol. I remember having to wait for ages before a picture was printed.

OK, let's all chip in BTCm buy a 3D printer and and set up a company making, ermm, dunno.

Technology is progressing on an exponential curve.  The next 10 years will see more change than the previous 100.  Just watch, it will be fun!

On the CES they showed some models that where going under $500 each and they where pretty neat.
Maybe ill get some in the future since im a 3d artist