Re: [OM] 3-D printing, was: New photos up

[C.H.Ling]

3-D printer may be good to make simple items that are making by the 
craftmans like OM-EOS mount. I can't think of much items it can produce 
cheaper in the future. Just like the injection plastic mold items, cast iron 
parts... BTW, can it make a smartphone? Which is now taking hundred 
thousands of people to assembly in China :-)

Actually, 3D printing is not good enough to make even a simple electronic 
component like capacitor (at least cost effectively).

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


> Which reminds me that I read an interesting article about 3-D printing a
> couple weeks ago.  The aim of the article was to make a claim that 3-D
> printing is advancing and growing so fast that it will soon be a threat
> to the Chinese dominance of manufacturing of many items due to Chinese
> low cost labor.  The claim was that 3-D printing will soon be able to
> reproduce many of these items with quick turnaround, higher quality and
> essentially no labor.  The Chinese are already at something of a
> disadvantage for shipment of materials and finished goods and that will
> only accelerate the advantage of 3-D printing in the US and elsewhere.
>
> True?  I don't know enough about 3-D printing materials capability to
> say for sure but it's an interesting observation.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 3/8/2013 11:31 PM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>> ...and I guess you can transmit a file then the recipient prints it on 
>> his
>> 3-D printer.
>>

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