On Jul 12, 2011, at 5:00 AM, John Francis wrote: > But 3D printing is real, and can be done at hobbyist prices. > There were several booths displaying 3D models at this year's > Maker Faire.
The guys at my last job were using this kind of stuff for rapid prototyping 6 or 7 years ago, via an external supplier. They said the parts were about 80% of the strength of the injection-moulded stuff but it was so much cheaper and easier for them to get a few one-off variations to test with before committing to having an injection moulding tool produced at many thousands of dollars. I just want a cheap, easy service for prototype PCBs where the freight doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
