Solve : Question about 3D printer?

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Answer» More and more online shops sell 3D printers now, like amazon or newegg, but the price of them are so high, and maybe buyer needs to spend long time to learn how to use. People can use 3D printer to DIY, some small component models would be finished so fast. However, in my opinion, 3D printer would not be common in the future. It is unpractical for most of people, they don’t need to DIY everyday, and the high price also PREVENTS people who TAKE interested in printer. What is your opinion?I think it's like any other new technology, as 3D printing becomes more commonplace, the price will drop and people will find more uses for it.Not sure if there's question here... Quote What is your opinion? While some people may have a need or use for a 3D printer, I find myself at a loss for an application/need for one. A friend of mine retired and bought one for like $3000 to make his own plastic parts for projects with gears, pulleys, and small electric motors etc. But it would take forever and a day for him to see a return on his investment into his toy unless he designs something that is needed and can patent the device that he makes from 3D printed parts. While I see this mostly being a hobbyist tool for those who have extra money to burn, I have also read in a magazine that Ford Motors bought like 75 3D printers to mass produce some plastic parts for the 2015 Mustangs etc. My biggest thought on 75 of these 3D printers was that, because they are so slow at creating the plastic part, the manufacturing process is quite slow, so I am at a loss as to why so much money was invested into these 3D printers when it seems as if it would be cheaper to design a plastic part and then offer it out to an outside contract to make with injection molding etc which is super cheap and mass production ( fast ). Although I know that the difference between injection molding plastic and 3D printers are that you can make an instant change mid-stream of the manufacting process for say REV B and there is no loss of money in trashing, modifying, and or creating new molds, as well as all of REV A parts made if they are flawed and REV B is the corrected part. My friends plastic 3D printer takes about 30 minutes to make a single plastic figurine. So if Ford's were the same then your making 2 per hour and so up to 150 pieces per hour. There are also 3D Printers COMING to Staples locations from what my friend stated and he was hoping to offer people to pay to make stuff with his 3D printer and now with 3D printers showing up in convenient locations such as Staples he was upset with that. BUT the Staples 3D printers from what I HEARD are like a paper mache, and there is one out in California where he lives. More info here: http://www.fastcocreate.com/3030061/staples-3d-printing-service-has-arrived

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More and more online shops sell 3D printers now, like amazon or newegg, but the price of them are so high, and maybe buyer needs to spend long time to learn how to use. People can use 3D printer to DIY, some small component models would be finished so fast. However, in my opinion, 3D printer would not be common in the future. It is unpractical for most of people, they don’t need to DIY everyday, and the high price also PREVENTS people who TAKE interested in printer. What is your opinion?I think it's like any other new technology, as 3D printing becomes more commonplace, the price will drop and people will find more uses for it.Not sure if there's question here... Quote

What is your opinion?

While some people may have a need or use for a 3D printer, I find myself at a loss for an application/need for one.

A friend of mine retired and bought one for like $3000 to make his own plastic parts for projects with gears, pulleys, and small electric motors etc. But it would take forever and a day for him to see a return on his investment into his toy unless he designs something that is needed and can patent the device that he makes from 3D printed parts.

While I see this mostly being a hobbyist tool for those who have extra money to burn, I have also read in a magazine that Ford Motors bought like 75 3D printers to mass produce some plastic parts for the 2015 Mustangs etc.

My biggest thought on 75 of these 3D printers was that, because they are so slow at creating the plastic part, the manufacturing process is quite slow, so I am at a loss as to why so much money was invested into these 3D printers when it seems as if it would be cheaper to design a plastic part and then offer it out to an outside contract to make with injection molding etc which is super cheap and mass production ( fast ). Although I know that the difference between injection molding plastic and 3D printers are that you can make an instant change mid-stream of the manufacting process for say REV B and there is no loss of money in trashing, modifying, and or creating new molds, as well as all of REV A parts made if they are flawed and REV B is the corrected part.

My friends plastic 3D printer takes about 30 minutes to make a single plastic figurine. So if Ford's were the same then your making 2 per hour and so up to 150 pieces per hour.

There are also 3D Printers COMING to Staples locations from what my friend stated and he was hoping to offer people to pay to make stuff with his 3D printer and now with 3D printers showing up in convenient locations such as Staples he was upset with that. BUT the Staples 3D printers from what I HEARD are like a paper mache, and there is one out in California where he lives. More info here: http://www.fastcocreate.com/3030061/staples-3d-printing-service-has-arrived

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