That is amazing. Let me know what you are able to build with this device. Perhaps we all need one.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Joe Hughes <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 8:16 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:The limits of 3-D replicators additionally they are working on perfecting the ability to print organs, arteries, ears, ect. using living cells and they are making incredible strides in theses areas and i would expect by next decade amazing advances in these technologies. there are projects on the internet where people are currently working on being able to print working guns. i actually just bought an ultimaker from europe and had it delivered. now i just have to put it together. Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: John Berry <[email protected]> wrote: 3D printers can use metal, glass and various other materials. Semiconductors can be printed, as can batteries. Now I don't think there is any that can do all of these things of course. I did not know that! They have made progress. I suppose you could more piecework from one machine to another, with no more difficulty than it takes with ordinary machine tools. I guess the plastic ones I have been following are the ultra-cheap, do-it-yourself models. - Jed
