WhatSaid@lem.ugh.im to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoMIT-developed 3D printer can output a fully functional electric motor in a single processwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1192
arrow-up1192external-linkMIT-developed 3D printer can output a fully functional electric motor in a single processwww.tomshardware.comWhatSaid@lem.ugh.im to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoReprap currently only prints in plastic. You need metal capability, which can be done but is harder to build. And then you need whatever newly patented tech was used here, which should be available for use in about 20 years.
Reprap currently only prints in plastic. You need metal capability, which can be done but is harder to build. And then you need whatever newly patented tech was used here, which should be available for use in about 20 years.