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A comment on China’s Huge 3D Printers, Soon Able to Print Automobile-Sized Metal Objects. Parent comment

Re:China’s Huge 3D Printers, Soon Able to Print Automobile-S... by 2stop on Friday February 07, 2014 @08:44PM (#7199954)
... So there is just a never ending supply of raw material also sitting in this high street shop?
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Re:China’s Huge 3D Printers, Soon Able to Print Automobile-S... by moocowduckquack on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:02AM (#7205873)
You keep a stock of base materials and things like chips that you can't fabricate onsite.

Is the same as keeping stock for a normal shop, you keep track of what is being used and order more when it gets low.

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Re:China’s Huge 3D Printers, Soon Able to Print Automobile-S... by mikeash on Friday February 07, 2014 @11:26PM (#7200276)
They just get a hookup to the Feed, of course.
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