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Re:Poll: Do you have a 3d printer? by gdw2 on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @10:17PM (#5642110)
> I don't want to buy ink or parts or worry about it or have it obsoleted in 2 years time.

I've heard that with a 3d printer you can print another 3d printer, so maybe it can upgrade itself?

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Re:Poll: Do you have a 3d printer? by frakkingcylons on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @10:24PM (#5642122)
It's not able to print all the necessary parts for a 3D printer, but one of the main goals of the RepRap project was to design a printer that could print most of its parts.

http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Re:Poll: Do you have a 3d printer? by dhughes on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @10:50PM (#5642215)
Yes, and I think recently wasn't a hard to make part finally constructed some gear spring thing? I can't recall what it was but I can picture it in my brain.
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Re:Poll: Do you have a 3d printer? by popol on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @10:42PM (#5642184)
Wow, never thought about that. It will overturn traditional manufacture, though it cannot print all its parts now.
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