Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts

Re:Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts by drcode on Thursday July 09, 2009 @02:28PM (#696406)

It would be awesome to be super rich like that and be able to say "oh yeah, I make car parts directly from my 3D printer as a hobby" when you really mean "I tell my full-time 3D modelling team that works on my cars what parts I want made as a hobby."

(At least that's what I assume is the truth- I didn't get the impression his hands actually ever touch a computer, cleaning up errant polygons from a 3D scan :-)

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Re:Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts by asdlfj2sd33 on Thursday July 09, 2009 @04:25PM (#696582)

I don't know, he seems like a pretty big old car/machine geek and isn't the fun of that hobby getting your hands dirty.

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Re:Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts by thaumaturgy on Thursday July 09, 2009 @06:07PM (#696718)

Yes, he is.

My dad has been an antique (primarily 1920's and earlier, authentic) car geek for a long time, and he and my mom bumped into Jay Leno at a car meet years ago.

While there, he was just one of the guys, just there for the cars, and he definitely knows his stuff.

I think of him as a car guy who got a job as a late-night host so that he could pay for his true love.

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Re:Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts by pmorici on Thursday July 09, 2009 @10:48PM (#697023)

Looks like you could buy a basic setup for under $20,000. certainly not cheap but about the price of an average mid-size car. No doubt within reach of anyone that wanted one bad enough.

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