Here at InkFactory.com we, like many others, have been following the growing trend of 3D printing with some interest. You have probably seen the news articles talking about the world’s first 3D printed hand gun, evening dress, sports shoe, etc.
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3D Printing really came of age in 2013. Even as I write this article Maplins, a major UK high street store, has now announced it will start selling a budget 3D printer soon and has completely sold out of its pre-order stock.
Here at InkFactory.com we thought it would be interesting to purchase a 3D printer and explore its printing capabilities. So we took delivery of the hugely popular MakerBot Replicator 2 and have been testing ever since! Continue Reading
Every tech website and PC magazine seem to have run articles this year on 3D printing… it has now become a hot topic!
3D Printing, or “Additive Manufacturing” to give it its technical name, is a technology that involves the progressive layering of a materials to take the shape of the object being “printed”. On the more expensive 3D printer models you can also print multiple materials in one session. These materials range from liquid, paper, powder, sheets of various other materials, or filaments. This particular electronic science has been around and in use since the 1970’s, but has only recently become affordable for the home hobbyist.