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'Affordable' 3D printers at CES

Posted January 11, 2012 12:20 PM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

With a whir and a click the job is done. In the space of 20 minutes a plastic bottle opener has been constructed by the Replicator - a 3D printing machine capable of making objects up to the size of a loaf of bread.

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Re: 'Affordable' 3D printers at CES

01/12/2012 6:31 AM

I've always dreamed of owning a lathe.

Now I want one of these and if the price keeps going south then I may end up with a 3D printer before a lathe.

What a great "toy"!!

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