Yes, it is much less than a week waiting of dealer delivery of the part with the price of printer with year supply of plastic.
that wouldn't take five minutes to make machine in an actual factory
Factories that make plastic parts made them in baches. And if you need a part that's not in stock and not in current batch, you could wait mohths, when batch with your part will be started.
and likely using more expensive materials,
Making plastic parts is not about using expensive materials. It is about making cheaper parts.
And if you are not satisfied with durability or strength of printed part, you always could turn it into aluminium one. All you need - aluminium junk, fire, crucible, sand and bentonite kitty litter.
3d printing isn't viable for anything except small home projects you cant get parts for any other way or that have insane mark up.
It is perfectly viable for anything you can't just go and buy in closest shop.
But that's not about tips and tricks of making parts on 3D printer. It is about a vector of technology. More and more things people could make by themselves with the help of tech. From plastic parts to baking bread. Including devices for making other things. With minimum possible efforts. Eventually, you will be able to make any object you need.
You would because the machinery used to make farming so efficient is unaffordable for the average man.
Why do you think so? Of course, if you are talking about new John Deer, it is unaffordable, and mostly not because of price, but because of ownership cost. But there is a huge market of used tractors, thanks to technology developments. Technology not only make new things, it also creates a market of previously unaffordable things.
Again, no. if the specifications call for artificial flavoring or plastic instead of metal then that's what will be used
And that is the problem. That is why we have a lot of shitty short-living things around now.
Yes, it is much less than a week waiting of dealer delivery of the part with the price of printer with year supply of plastic.
Factories that make plastic parts made them in baches. And if you need a part that's not in stock and not in current batch, you could wait mohths, when batch with your part will be started.
Making plastic parts is not about using expensive materials. It is about making cheaper parts.
And if you are not satisfied with durability or strength of printed part, you always could turn it into aluminium one. All you need - aluminium junk, fire, crucible, sand and bentonite kitty litter.
It is perfectly viable for anything you can't just go and buy in closest shop.
But that's not about tips and tricks of making parts on 3D printer. It is about a vector of technology. More and more things people could make by themselves with the help of tech. From plastic parts to baking bread. Including devices for making other things. With minimum possible efforts. Eventually, you will be able to make any object you need.
Why do you think so? Of course, if you are talking about new John Deer, it is unaffordable, and mostly not because of price, but because of ownership cost. But there is a huge market of used tractors, thanks to technology developments. Technology not only make new things, it also creates a market of previously unaffordable things.
And that is the problem. That is why we have a lot of shitty short-living things around now.