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[–] 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

To be fair I can make a 3D printer work more easily and for longer without any maintenance than a regular ass printer. I get that inkjets are actually super complex but bro there are now cases where it is literally easier to make a thing than to print out a picture of that thing.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Guess it's time for someone to start 3D printing documents with 1 layer high text

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    ever seen one of those $200k stratasys "polyjet" resin 3d printers for medlabs? i bet you they're like inkjets cubed to service, minimum. if that tech ever makes it to consumers we'll be doomed.

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    if you've gotten a mouth guard made by a dentist recently where they just scan your teeth, that's a 3d printed part. the ones that look the most spectacular are the anatomical models for surgery, where they can take something like an mri of a problem area and print it out with a mix of materials and colours that makes them realistic enough to practice on.

    content warning: 3d printed hand and foot parts with visible veins

    as far as i understand it they can do full CMYK as well as mixing material to requested hardness and consistency on the fly.

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