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[Discuss] 3D Printers
- Subject: [Discuss] 3D Printers
- From: gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:53:32 -0400
- In-reply-to: <31f8b198c68f992d36328ee5569c49de.squirrel@mail.mohawksoft.com>
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One of my former coworkers bought a Lulzbot 3D printer, and Lulzbot donated a 3D printer that we could set up in a lab at work. Lots of rotating gears and robots. On 04/12/2017 10:36 PM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote: > I recently bought an ANet A8 3D printer for 163.99 (a week ago counting > shipping) > > www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_343643.html?currency=USD&viphttp://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_343643.html?currency=USD&vip=760163&gclid=CJLTpfywoNMCFduEswoddZsDaw=760163&gclid=CJLTpfywoNMCFduEswoddZsDaw > > I am currently printing stuff right now. Its kind of cool. I have a number > of thing I want to print, but it will take days to get them done. 3D > printing is not terribly fast. > > A co-worker of mine dismissed 3D printers as gimmicks and while I sort of > agree, I think the technology is interesting. Here is one issue that drove > home the issue for me. > > I was trying to set up a raspberry pi camera as a web cam. I was double > sided taping the camera to a box. Then I asked myself, "I bet > thingiverse.com" has a 3D cad of what I want, and, of course, they did!!.I > printed the camera mount. Easy. > > This technology is in its infancy. It has so much potential. Anyone else > have a 3D printer? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:B7F14F2F PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F
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