Who here is hyped for all the recent advances in additive manufacturing? 3D printers and CNC machines are going down in price and they are finally becomimg affordable to the average consumer. This technology will give the consumer the power to print almost anything he wants. How is this technology going affect society? How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing? What would you print, /mlpol/?
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>How is this technology going affect society?
I think a lot of goods are about to become a lot cheaper. I can also see the cost of housing going down. There are 3d printers out there that can build entire structures now.
>How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
They'll suffer a little bit, but 3d printers cannot manufacture electronics so I don't think this will be the end of China or anything.
>What would you print, /mlpol/?
A house, a sex doll, clothing, and this >>95807
I think a lot of goods are about to become a lot cheaper. I can also see the cost of housing going down. There are 3d printers out there that can build entire structures now.
>How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
They'll suffer a little bit, but 3d printers cannot manufacture electronics so I don't think this will be the end of China or anything.
>What would you print, /mlpol/?
A house, a sex doll, clothing, and this >>95807
>>95804
I personally love this shit.
>how will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
I believe personally it wont affect certain industries. Because you can't do additive manufacturing with metal, certain industries will be safe.
>what would I print?
I would first download a car…
This >>95807
And then mundane things I would need when they came up. That in my opinion the true power of 3d printing. Not mass manufacturing, but the ability to make those little things you need. E.G. temporary replacement parts, a custom item you need not in stores, and others.
I personally love this shit.
>how will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
I believe personally it wont affect certain industries. Because you can't do additive manufacturing with metal, certain industries will be safe.
>what would I print?
I would first download a car…
This >>95807
And then mundane things I would need when they came up. That in my opinion the true power of 3d printing. Not mass manufacturing, but the ability to make those little things you need. E.G. temporary replacement parts, a custom item you need not in stores, and others.
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>>95818
CNC machines can cut steel into what ever you want or you could just use a foundry to cast what you needed from a 3d print. I can see 3d printers or CNC machines being great for custom/old car enthusiasts in the near future.
CNC machines can cut steel into what ever you want or you could just use a foundry to cast what you needed from a 3d print. I can see 3d printers or CNC machines being great for custom/old car enthusiasts in the near future.
I would use the schematics from the Sweetie Bot Project to set up my own rig. There's also some shapeways figures and other stuff that's nice.
>How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
Manufacturing economies are notorious for being poor or having deep wealth inequality. A more advanced economy requires a healthy base of consumers and in general the transition to a service economy is more beneficial than damaging. This transition can be seen transforming right before u in China.
>How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
Manufacturing economies are notorious for being poor or having deep wealth inequality. A more advanced economy requires a healthy base of consumers and in general the transition to a service economy is more beneficial than damaging. This transition can be seen transforming right before u in China.
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Oh, and grunt labour is more cost effective and timely than additive manufacturing. Until then, it won't affect the industry much, but it provides for a nice cottage like industry.
>>95823
What about for speciality parts? I can see it being a lot cheaper and faster to manufacture some rare foreign car part on site than buying it online and waiting for it to come in the mail. Or maybe for an individual in need of a new prosthetic.
What about for speciality parts? I can see it being a lot cheaper and faster to manufacture some rare foreign car part on site than buying it online and waiting for it to come in the mail. Or maybe for an individual in need of a new prosthetic.
>>95820
Yeah, but CNC is a bit harder to use than a 3d printer. You fuck up the numbers by just a bit and you can break the machine.
I'm saying 3d printing is easier for those small things you need. Where as molds and foundries are better for large scale objects.
>>95825
Actually the prosthetics is already kinda happening.
IIRC a guy in the UK has a daughter that had to have an arm amputated. She hated normal prosthetics because they didn't fit her. So the started researching 3d printing. Now the guy takes scans of where the prosthetic will be attached and makes custom ones for kids.
Yeah, but CNC is a bit harder to use than a 3d printer. You fuck up the numbers by just a bit and you can break the machine.
I'm saying 3d printing is easier for those small things you need. Where as molds and foundries are better for large scale objects.
>>95825
Actually the prosthetics is already kinda happening.
IIRC a guy in the UK has a daughter that had to have an arm amputated. She hated normal prosthetics because they didn't fit her. So the started researching 3d printing. Now the guy takes scans of where the prosthetic will be attached and makes custom ones for kids.
>Who here is hyped for all the recent advances in additive manufacturing?
I want one, but I don't know what I'd do with it and I feel like there will be a better and cheaper one available once I've decided what to actually do with the thing.
>How is this technology going affect society?
We will see a rise in innovation as 3D printing makes it easier to prototype designs. Additionally some applications may benefit from parts with unusual shapes that are difficult or cost prohibitive to manufacture via conventional techniques.
We may also see some changes in supply chains for some objects. In some cases it may be cheaper to print parts on site than it is to manufacture and maintain inventory of spare parts in some warehouse somewhere. I think that this may be more pronounced in developing countries that lack the robust supply chains necessary to maintain inventory or procure assorted parts on short notice. On that note, some militaries are exploring 3D printing as a means to reduce the number of spare parts that they need to maintain inventory of in the field.
>How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
It won't affect them very much at all. In terms of the cost effectiveness of manufacturing an object on a large scale, 3D printing is absolutely fucking terrible compared to a tooled up assembly line.
Additionally the nature of 3D printed objects produces parts that are more susceptible to failure under extreme forces than those that are forged or built with other techniques. This problem is acutely noticed in the attempts to 3D print a gun. The most successful 3D printed guns have an expected lifetime that is dramatically shorter than conventionally manufactured firearms. Often the 3D printed gun is considered outright unsafe to use or is only safe for a few dozen rounds at best. Another good example of something that would be terrible to 3D print is an internal combustion engine. Really anything that experiences extreme stress is a poor candidate for additive manufacturing. Instead of additive manufacturing replacing existing manufacturing, what we'll likely see is a rise of designs where some components are manufactured via additive techniques while others are produced conventionally.
> What would you print, /mlpol/?
If I knew the answer to that question then I would have bought one already.
I want one, but I don't know what I'd do with it and I feel like there will be a better and cheaper one available once I've decided what to actually do with the thing.
>How is this technology going affect society?
We will see a rise in innovation as 3D printing makes it easier to prototype designs. Additionally some applications may benefit from parts with unusual shapes that are difficult or cost prohibitive to manufacture via conventional techniques.
We may also see some changes in supply chains for some objects. In some cases it may be cheaper to print parts on site than it is to manufacture and maintain inventory of spare parts in some warehouse somewhere. I think that this may be more pronounced in developing countries that lack the robust supply chains necessary to maintain inventory or procure assorted parts on short notice. On that note, some militaries are exploring 3D printing as a means to reduce the number of spare parts that they need to maintain inventory of in the field.
>How will it affect nations that rely on manufacturing?
It won't affect them very much at all. In terms of the cost effectiveness of manufacturing an object on a large scale, 3D printing is absolutely fucking terrible compared to a tooled up assembly line.
Additionally the nature of 3D printed objects produces parts that are more susceptible to failure under extreme forces than those that are forged or built with other techniques. This problem is acutely noticed in the attempts to 3D print a gun. The most successful 3D printed guns have an expected lifetime that is dramatically shorter than conventionally manufactured firearms. Often the 3D printed gun is considered outright unsafe to use or is only safe for a few dozen rounds at best. Another good example of something that would be terrible to 3D print is an internal combustion engine. Really anything that experiences extreme stress is a poor candidate for additive manufacturing. Instead of additive manufacturing replacing existing manufacturing, what we'll likely see is a rise of designs where some components are manufactured via additive techniques while others are produced conventionally.
> What would you print, /mlpol/?
If I knew the answer to that question then I would have bought one already.
>>95825
Speciality jobs don't really make up the bulk of a manufacturing economy, so I hadn't thought about it. Although that is a good point.
Speciality jobs don't really make up the bulk of a manufacturing economy, so I hadn't thought about it. Although that is a good point.
>>95804
Go on https://www.thingiverse.com and find something you want printed. I should be able to make it if it's a decent model, but you'll have to give me a few days since the wire for my bed heater on my printer has shorted. I'll post pictures when it's done.
Go on https://www.thingiverse.com and find something you want printed. I should be able to make it if it's a decent model, but you'll have to give me a few days since the wire for my bed heater on my printer has shorted. I'll post pictures when it's done.
>>95937
I believe for a while there were a bunch of great pony 3d printable models, but Hasbro cracked down on it hard. You can try thingiverse and searching around anyway. There's also still plenty of Blender posable 3d models on DeviantArt, but those will be more difficult to use and just print in place, while giving you more customization.
I believe for a while there were a bunch of great pony 3d printable models, but Hasbro cracked down on it hard. You can try thingiverse and searching around anyway. There's also still plenty of Blender posable 3d models on DeviantArt, but those will be more difficult to use and just print in place, while giving you more customization.
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>>95804
honestly I don't think that it changes much
it just narrows the gap
It is another tool. With a hammer, a heat source and a hard surface you can turn a piece of metal into a blade. Add a drill and you can make a gun. You can find all the knowledge to make a bomb online.
Then there are technical aspects. How accurate, dense durable are the cheap ones?
Also you need blueprints to use them. Most will not put the effort into learning how to make them/experiment with it.
The thing is that for 95% it is just a fancy thing. You can print something or you can just order from amazon.
2% will be may be tinkerers which might do amazing stuff with it like there is amazing woodwork or lego printers or stacking or whatever.
And the rest have an additional tool they can use to do whatever they are doing.
tl;dr nice but overrated
honestly I don't think that it changes much
it just narrows the gap
It is another tool. With a hammer, a heat source and a hard surface you can turn a piece of metal into a blade. Add a drill and you can make a gun. You can find all the knowledge to make a bomb online.
Then there are technical aspects. How accurate, dense durable are the cheap ones?
Also you need blueprints to use them. Most will not put the effort into learning how to make them/experiment with it.
The thing is that for 95% it is just a fancy thing. You can print something or you can just order from amazon.
2% will be may be tinkerers which might do amazing stuff with it like there is amazing woodwork or lego printers or stacking or whatever.
And the rest have an additional tool they can use to do whatever they are doing.
tl;dr nice but overrated
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