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3D printing comes to Sears

Posted January 08, 2007 1:32 PM

From Boing Boing:

3D printing has come to Sears in the form of this $1800 computer-controlled Craftsman CNC machine that can "print" your 3D designs on wood and other materials, either from a direct PC hookup or a memory card.

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dkwarner
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01/09/2007 1:56 AM

That's NOT 3d printing! Printing is an additive process. This is a cutting device, unless I misunderstand the ad. Still, thats the cheapest CNC mill I've seen so far...

There are 3D printers that can form amazing shapes, but this isn't one.

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01/09/2007 7:01 AM

Looks like a CNC Woodworking Router to me
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01/09/2007 7:45 AM

I think also that the 3d printers ranges from (40,000$ to 60,000$)...!!!!

and it uses the technology of spreading a powder and glue to let it be hard.. and some others uses plastic... and it divides the shape into layers the distance between each layer is about 0.001mm ...

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