The future is here – with 3D printing. If anyone has seen Star Trek, they will know about the synthesizer used in the show to make (synthesize) anything from coffee to costumes to anything else. This is how I felt when I first got my 3D printer and started making (printing) things with it.
You can pretty much design and print anything. It is, however, not as fast as the ones on the show (or the movies). They take a while to print somethhing but they are precise and will make almost anything you want/need. I have printed a holder for dry-erase markers and cleaning spray (which turned out to be better than anything I have ever bought for it), green latern rings for the kids, toy cars and many other things. It is also not as expensive as I thought it would be. To be fair, there are printers out there that cost upwards of $10,000 but they are not meant for a hobby-ist.
I got my printer for (I am not kidding) $250 on a sale. It’s regular price is $300 (Monoprice maker select v2).The plastic it uses to print stuff cost me $14.00 and will print things that cost a lot more than that.I printed a car phone ring holder. Each ring holder in the store costs $20. I printed it for less than a dollar.
I will try and post pictures of things I have printed in another post and my experiences with my printer and 3D printing in general.
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