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Prototyping for the People

Posted March 19, 2009 7:26 AM

Suppose you've got the idea for a new plastic part design. Conventional wisdom dictates the need for a third-party manufacturer to step in to create the prototype. Remove that traditional practice and you've got London's rapid prototyping and digital manufacturing facility. The site gives users a place to manufacture in plastic or metal on a "pay-and-go" basis.

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unclefastguy Power-User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In a mushroom field somewhere in Canada. Kept in the dark and fed sh--, well you know. Posts: 240	#1 Re: Prototyping for the People 03/20/2009 9:29 AM
	Like the rest of us on this site. Why pay for someone to do your work when you can do it yourself. Try www.Fabathome.org __________________ Dirt is for vegetables. Pavement is for racing.

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