On 01/05/14 18:41, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> Granted I don't work in the manufacturing industry. But I would have
> expected that the market for rapid prototyping is utterly *tiny*
> compared to the market for actual finished goods.
> 
> Does anybody really use 3D printers much? I mean, I can imagine there
> are products for which this might be really useful, but if you're just
> making (for example) plastic sandwich boxes, do you really need to
> prototype that?
> 
> Also: I was given to believe that 3D printed objects have approximately
> the structural rigidity of jellybaby. It's strong enough to see if
> various printed parts will fit together right, but if you stare at it
> too hard you're gonna break it. But hey, it's only a *prototype*, right?
> It's not like the finished item will be made of the same gel...

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