hoser wrote:
Anybody here into the 3d printing?
I did look into it several years back but never bought one. Too many issues.
I wanted it to build gun parts. I thought about building a plastic gun before that guy posted his on you tube and it went wild. The gov't wanted to pass new laws after that LOL. You can buy a scanner that will scan the piece you want and then digitize it so that the printer can make the part for you. That's good for me because I am not a computer guy. Without this scanner you must be a programmer. The other issue is the parts are not very strong. I think these 3D printers would only be good to make wax molds so that you could use it to cast the part you need in aluminum. The military had a 3D printed gun in prototype in metal form years ago. The other issue is time and energy. It takes time to print something and it also uses a lot of hydro. Just my two bits worth on this.