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Re:Monoprice now has $400 3D printers by dublinben on Monday November 23, 2015 @10:02AM (#10614916)
Most practical uses for 3D printing parts are still inferior to CNC milling or wood carving. Rapid prototyping remains the most useful task for 3D printers.
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Re:Monoprice now has $400 3D printers by shiftpgdn on Monday November 23, 2015 @10:07AM (#10614949)
A hammer is better at putting nails into wood than a screwdriver is.

Hobby CNC mills like the Xcarve or the shapeoko only have a 3"~ Z axis. That's on top of the normal limits of carving out of a solid block of material vs printing from nothing.

I don't disagree though. Much of what people demonstrate with a 3d printer would have come out better with a hobby CNC mill.

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