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Re: Water-bath printing - 15 years ago
I've been pushing this idea arround for a while - Using a heated oil bath - To reduce warping and as a support medium. I was planning on oikl because it is more consistent under temperature variations - so I can keep it heated without distorting it's properties too much (Whereas water will evaporate quickly when kept at 60 degrees). The oil was intended to allow much more extreme overhangs thanby themink - General
Re: Killer app - 15 years ago
I accept that home fab will never be able to compete with mass fabrication for mass things - When I want screws, I'm better to buy them. Ditto light bulbs etc etc However for the home handyman - being able to craft a replacement part trivially will save a huge amount of time. Put the "snapped" thing gently back together, scan it - pop it back in the hopper and have a new one arrive on the trayby themink - General