"print" your own tools

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Fraster

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1,267 posts

247 months

Esprit

6,370 posts

290 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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I want the scanner that can fully scan a tool including internal details!!!!!! (which doesn't exist,t hey just fudged over that part).

3D printing is old hat really... quite commonplace these days.

Fulvisti

321 posts

177 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Common place in plastic, it's still relatively new in metal, but really cool, there's just no limit to waht you can build http://www.evo.co.uk/features/features/261526/3d_p...

They can also print human organs too.
http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_...

Worth watching.

Edited by Fulvisti on Tuesday 30th August 08:40