In a message dated 1/5/2012 2:12:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[email protected] writes:

I was  looking at a 3D printer for small details, like machine guns  and
such.  THink there'd be much interest in  that?



i wouldn't bother. there has been a lot of talk from time to time  about 
people looking to get one for themselves to try to print out parts for  
themselves or others. I myself am going to have one of my newest masters grown  
where the printer has a resolution of .0006 as that's about as fine as i can  
find at the moment . i think the last masters I had grown where with a  
printed with a resolution of .005 (i think) and they turned out fairly well, 
but 
 still required some minimal filling and sanding, so i can only hope with 
the  higher resolution i won't need to do much of anything other than coat it 
with a  primer to seal it.
 
the printers that can be bough by some of us aren't all that great. the  
parts might look good at a distance, but when you look close up........
 
here is one master 

 
looking at some of the edges, you can see it looks a bit rough, but a  
closer picture shows:

just how rough it is.
 
even though the price of the printer might be within reach of one's pocket, 
 the end product is not something you'd wish to offer someone to pay  for.
 
the good machines are $$$$$$
 
Chris

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