Comments on: At last: a low-cost, professional-grade light-based 3D printer

By: Giulio Prisco

Giulio Prisco — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:16:30 +0000

Like this? http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun-is-a-terrifying-thing

By: GatorALLin

GatorALLin — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:34:48 +0000

By: Fred Bosick

Fred Bosick — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:08:43 +0000

These things make plastic parts that are electrical insulators. It won’t mean anything until we can make metal and ceramics with embedded conductors.

By: asiwel

asiwel — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:25:37 +0000

Abundance – the Future is Better Than You Think – is a great new book by Peter Diamandis (of X-Prize fame) and Steven Kotler, well worth reading. That probably is why it is being captialized here.

By: GatorALLin

GatorALLin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:55:32 +0000

…error…should be “would not” vs. would.

By: GatorALLin

GatorALLin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:54:55 +0000

I have heard a few working on that idea already… I can’t see any reason that the software side of things would allow you to pause a 3d printing and put in metal parts that would be at high wear places or help fuse a plastic and metal part. This could include metal screw holes or other things where 3d plastic printing was not enough. Love the hybrid thinking to combine different assembly steps, like building in electronics…… great thinking.

By: snake0

snake0 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:25:46 +0000

Exactly, the RepRap team have been throwing around this slogan for years but seem to be running around in circles with different designs and have yet to show any real steps towards a 100% self-replicating machine. There’s always the fine print of ‘well you have to buy some parts separately, like bolts, circuit boards, etc etc..’. Either it can build itself or it can’t. It’s about time some competition showed up to really shift this industry into gear.

By: James

James — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:11:13 +0000

How about a 3D printer that prints a 3D printer?

By: Gorden Russell

Gorden Russell — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:41:30 +0000

I like the way you capitalize the word Abundance, Gabriel. I’ll have to start doing that. I thought we’d have to wait for self-assembling photovoltaic carbon nanocells to have Abundance, but now it looks like it might come early.

By: On the Balcony

On the Balcony — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:51:54 +0000

you are 100% right. Which chips would you like to buy schematics for first?))

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:13:28 +0000

Wait til people start printing untraceable firearms. Yikes.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:36:14 +0000

Absolutely correct Bri — the more and more Abundance spreads, personal responsibility will increasingly be what keeps people out of trouble.

By: russgilder

russgilder — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:59:27 +0000

There are already issues. there are guys printing AR-15 lower receivers. this does not make the ATF happy.

By: Mr.X

Mr.X — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:54:55 +0000

What can I build if I buy this printer?

By: Mr.X

Mr.X — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:50:30 +0000

I like the way you think ;)

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:04:40 +0000

Games Workshop already sued Thingiverse.

By: Editor

Editor — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:42:55 +0000

Prices are mentioned in the post. How about printing a time machine designed as a printer of time machines?

By: Editor

Editor — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:36:36 +0000

Comments now on for “3D printing: the desktop drugstore” (and I’ll check to see why they were off).

By: Kristof77

Kristof77 — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:45:52 +0000

Phenominal!
I can see the next copy rights battles on the horizon. Soon a small community will start making blueprints of products available for download, small things like models of buildings, table top games, decroations, jewerly and no one will really care since its a small community at the items being printed aren’t all that valuable. Then future generations of the replicator will be able to print in multiple mediums (metal, plastics, glass) and evenutally be able to print curcuits as well. Once downloading the schematics for electronic devices, appliances, tools, and bigger better 3D printers becomes a possibility the copy rights infridgement law suits will make Napster look like a warm-up.

By: Dan Robinson

Dan Robinson — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:30:15 +0000

Editor, maybe someone could print a time travel machine to transport the printer I’ll have in the future?

I didn’t see mention of prices here, or much elsewhere, including the software to support 3D printing. I suppose if I have to ask, it’s too much.

Is it possible to print parts separated by a soluble gel that could be rinsed away, leaving for instance at least a simulation of a bearing or workable bolt and nut?

By: Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:39:39 +0000

Print a bigger one =) .. and then open source it ;-)

By: Bri

Bri — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:54:14 +0000

This comment is for the 3D printed drugs article. The comments section is turned off. That article is more comprehensive, as to 3D printing tech advances. It appears to be exploding, including a printer that can print it’s self. No matter what they try to do to make a drug printer unhackable, it will be hacked. The police commissioner of NY has told Lady Gaga that he’s out to get her for any drug violations, because she is a role model. He said that his daughters idolize her and he can’t figure out why. Drug use is not fueled by celebrity. It’s been in society since before we formed organized settlements. This machine will be like rocket fuel on those behaviors, no matter how much prison time he gives Lady Gaga. People have to be responsible for their own behavior. All I can say in relation to that is, good luck.

By: Bri

Bri — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:36:51 +0000

This comment was supposed to be under Melejara. I must have hit the window.

By: GatorALLin

GatorALLin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:11:00 +0000

To be fair…this guy was earlier in his design and has already been shipping units. It will be interesting to watch how the competition heats up to offer higher resolution, larger build sizes, faster print times and still finds ways to keep the costs down (both up front cost of the unit and also cost of the models when printing 3d). http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/b9creations/b9creator-a-high-resolution-3d-printer?ref=live

By: gatorallin

gatorallin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:07:58 +0000

Love this link to help support another great kickstarter project. My only concern with this 3d printer is that the build size or build table seems very small. Also this does not appear to be open sourced, so how this 3d printer keeps up with cool changes may not occur as fast or as easily (or as inexpensive as open sourced 3d printers).

By: Dan Tanna

Dan Tanna — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:49:39 +0000

Looks like that would be up to you to pursue this idea.

By: Dan Tanna

Dan Tanna — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:48:36 +0000

Still just baby steps toward nano-assemblers, but steps nonetheless.

By: Kostas

Kostas — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:32:30 +0000

There’s an open source version already developed:
http://b9creator.com/

By: Editor

Editor — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:22:06 +0000

No, but I can print the specs for one. The rest is up to you.

By: SpottedMarley

SpottedMarley — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:17:09 +0000

can somebody please print me out a 3D printer?

By: Bri

Bri — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:12:32 +0000

Probably never. The extrusion devices are the only ones capable of possible multimaterial fabrication. This method slowly lowers the form into uncured resin.to get thin layers it dips it in the resin and then brings it back up to allow the viscous resin to drain away . Viscosity and surface tension wouldn’t allow the resin to seep into crevices of intricate multimaterial components

By: melajara

melajara — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:33:49 +0000

Biohackers will love that!

Now if you could embed printed electronics in the fabrication process that would be awesome. Any idea of when this combination will be possible?