Rapid prototyping for the home

[unixronin]

The NY Times carries an article about Desktop Factory, which will begin selling a rapid-prototyping appliance — a 3D printer, effectively — for just under $5,000 this year.  IdeaLab, Desktop Factory's parent, expects the price to drop to $1000 by about four years from now.  Next time a plastic part for something breaks, you may be able to fabricate a replacement part yourself — and maybe even improve on the original design.

Comments

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

No kidding. The possibilities are boundless.

And when the times comes that there are home rapid-prototypers that can make high-precision metal parts......

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Never seen the ATF ban an entire class of technology before...