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Subject: Re: [OM] 3-D printing, was: New photos up
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 12:38:34 -0600
>From what I have read, the 3D printer can, indeed, make the parts in the 
proper shapes.  However, achieving the strength necessary to handle the high 
temperature and pressure may be an entirely different story.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] 3-D printing, was: New photos up


>I also heard a report that all of the gun control laws we are trying to
> pass will be meaningless because anyone can use a 3D printer to print out 
> a
> working gun and high capacity magazines.
>
> Scary.
>
> Tina
>
> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Chuck Norcutt 
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> wrote:
>
>> Which reminds me that I read an interesting article about 3-D printing a
>> couple weeks ago.  The aim of the article was to make a claim that 3-D
>> printing is advancing and growing so fast that it will soon be a threat
>> to the Chinese dominance of manufacturing of many items due to Chinese
>> low cost labor.  The claim was that 3-D printing will soon be able to
>> reproduce many of these items with quick turnaround, higher quality and
>> essentially no labor.  The Chinese are already at something of a
>> disadvantage for shipment of materials and finished goods and that will
>> only accelerate the advantage of 3-D printing in the US and elsewhere.
>>
>> True?  I don't know enough about 3-D printing materials capability to
>> say for sure but it's an interesting observation.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 3/8/2013 11:31 PM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>> > ...and I guess you can transmit a file then the recipient prints it on
>> his
>> > 3-D printer.
>> >
>> > ...Wayne
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