Fab@Home is another project for making and using 3D printers, or rapid prototyping machines, and provides all the information necessary to build or buy your own machine that you can use to print 3-dimensional objects.
Total estimated cost for all materials required for the whole build is around $2300.00
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It’s that time of year when we start to read a lot about "the best of 2007" and "things to watch for 2008".
One of my own favourites, which I noticed during 2007, is the 3D printer from Desktop Factory.
http://www.desktopfactory.com/
This is a printer which "prints" 3D models (to a maximum size of 5×5x5 inches), from a composite plastic powder at an estimated cost of about $1 per cubic inch.
What attracted my attention to this device was the price - at $4995 its a fraction of the cost of typical industrial machines and brings it (almost) within reach of the home (hobbyist) user.
Currently the web-site is offering the opportunity to "reserve" one of these printers - so it is not clear when they will actually be shipping the product, but if they can meet this price band its surely a winner - now I’m just waiting for the $500 3D printer …
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