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  I think there were a couple at CES this year. Home 3d printers that is. : sKetchflow
  • I just dream of the day I can fab, shrink, and bake carbon fiber parts down in the garage. : Lunatic Angelic
• Got $1200? http://makerbot.com/ : melkore
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  How long until a bunch of industries go absolutely mental as people pirate 3D model digital source files ... : seven
  • On the other side of that coin, Steam would be able to include physical objects with games versions. : Herman Toothrot
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    Copyright is going to be irrelevant very shortly as we fully transition into an information society. We h... : Albemuth
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      Indeed. The philosophical and ethical implications of making a non-destructive copy of an object which it... : seven
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        I'm confused, what exactly would you be making with 3d printing? Most of the things I buy nowadays are... : aethyr
        • Some of these printers can make rudimentary circuit boards : johnlocks
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        How many things can realistically be "printed" out of carbon fiber though? A desk perhaps. Not a couch.... : Vantage
        • Don't underestimate the massive comb corporations! : rick
    • Easily fixed. We all get paid the same but people who invent stuff get a sticker and a facebook wall post... : sKetchflow
    • It's a scary truth to face but I think you may be right. : Dr_Cube
  • it'll be a glorious day : dotpain
  • http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5755 : mikecyb
  • Hence the reason companies are going to fight the introduction of affordable home 3D printers tooth and n... : ColoradoCNC
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    Mass production is still far cheaper than 3D printing. : sgtsanity
    • Definitely, although that could easily shift in 15-20 years depending on how far the tech advances. : ColoradoCNC
  • Thought about it but I have no answer to it. Yeah. It's going to be really interesting. : Dr_Cube
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    Nonsense. Just because you can use a 3D printer to "copy" the physical form of an object does NOT mean it : Bold
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      you are talking about highly mechanical objects with specialized functions and they are talking about boa... : mikecyb
      • I'm going off of the OP, where the plastic model of a flute is COMPLETELY unacceptable as a flute. And I ... : Bold
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  Depends on how determined you are. Could be tomorrow. You can even print your own 3d printer. http:/... : Herman Toothrot
  • Singularity achieved! : rick
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  How long after will manufactuers being claiming piracy is killing sales? : Beady
  • *begin claiming : Beady
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  Swingarm for what?? : proclone1
  • Swinging : riptyde
• 3D tits or gtfo That's right, no more pics+divx, we will now require a digital source file for boobies... : uebersoldat
• That plastic flute does NOT "sound almost identical to the real thing". In fact, it sounds like complete ... : Bold
• I'm waiting for 3D LCD picture frames. Then I'll know. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• We need replicators like in The Diamond Age : riptyde