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added by Highly Irregular Aug 23 '12 at 8:58

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added by uncovery Dec 18 '12 at 9:35

Excellent.. was wondering this today. – naught101 Jan 24 at 12:07

I just heard about this resently - NASA is funding 3D food printing :] See the reference here – Leslie at Acme Consultancy Ltd May 29 at 19:27

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added by insta Jun 28 '12 at 21:23

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added by Marcelo Jun 28 '12 at 21:39

I think if you reword this to "Can I use [model 3d scanner] and [model 3d printer] in tandem as a "copier" without human interaction?" it might be better. – warren Jun 29 '12 at 13:04

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added by Bryce Jun 29 '12 at 1:53

I appreciate that this question is not about 3d printing, which I think will help the channel appeal to the full range of fabrication possibilities. – Matthew Bernhardt Jun 29 '12 at 12:53

I can see all kinds of uses for this ... I would like to see a discussion on this. Also would there be a way to use coreplast in the same way? – Sharon Kay Jun 29 '12 at 18:03

Plastics too. I'd like to know if there's a way to turn recycled materials into useful objects via cheap CNC machines. – Bryce Sep 22 '12 at 8:45

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added by Matthew Bernhardt, edited by Mark Booth Apr 5 at 10:05

This was a question I had on the old forum (which I think is still relevant) – Matthew Bernhardt Jun 29 '12 at 12:57

Good question, but I wouldn't call any stack exchange a forum if I were you. For many of us forums have bad connotations, SE is something different and better suited to it's purpose. – Mark Booth Jun 29 '12 at 13:35

Fair enough - I've struggled with the appropriate term to use, actually. I agree that forum isn't the right one, but I'm not sure what to use instead. – Matthew Bernhardt Jun 29 '12 at 20:22

@Matthew: I call them frikis or wikorums. :) – insta Jul 3 '12 at 14:46

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added by warren Jun 29 '12 at 13:02

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added by warren Jun 29 '12 at 13:03

	Not quite sure what you mean. Compared to what? Have you cast lead, alu, before? Induction heater or charcoal furnace? – Renoir Jul 3 '12 at 18:55
	@Renoir - hence the question – warren Jul 5 '12 at 13:59

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added by insta Jun 29 '12 at 16:12

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added by insta Jun 29 '12 at 16:16

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added by Matthew Bernhardt Jun 30 '12 at 19:21

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added by warren Jul 2 '12 at 19:53

I think this is too localised... it will differ by location thanks to local laws and insurance companies. – Highly Irregular Jul 29 '12 at 8:33

@Highly Irregular - perhaps ... but it would seem to be pretty inclusive (eg, does Term Life cover incidents like this, Homeowner's, etc) – warren Nov 1 '12 at 16:37

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added by creuzerm Jul 3 '12 at 14:00

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added by insta Jul 3 '12 at 14:43

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added by Renoir, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Nov 10 '12 at 19:25

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added by Renoir, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Nov 10 '12 at 19:24

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added by Renoir Jul 4 '12 at 12:37

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added by Matthew Bernhardt Jul 4 '12 at 14:05

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added by Stuart Jul 5 '12 at 10:52

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added by Matthew Bernhardt Jul 10 '12 at 4:47

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added by sergeantKK, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Nov 10 '12 at 19:24

...When I laser engrave onto glasses, the quality of the etching is sometimes very poor, it appears as though the glass getting"blasted" away at the edges of the design. Is it the type of glass I'm using ? Should the glass be coated in something first ? I heard wet newspaper can help... – sergeantKK Jul 13 '12 at 10:48

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added by nekollx, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Nov 10 '12 at 19:24

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added by Rocketmagnet Sep 21 '12 at 11:05

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added by Rocketmagnet, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Nov 10 '12 at 19:24

	Wouldn't the answer to this be the same whether CNC or conventional milling machine? – alx9r Jan 13 at 7:27
	@alxr: Mostly yes except CNC machines with 0.002mm precision and corresponding scale tools are not uncommon, and I guess calculations of feed for milling 40x40x40cm block of steel into a sheet metal stamping profile can be quite different than milling mechanism of 3x3x1mm micropump. – SF. Apr 22 at 9:17

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added by bardiir Oct 1 '12 at 6:44

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added by sugaredlightning, edited by Mark Booth Nov 28 '12 at 10:14

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added by sugaredlightning Dec 2 '12 at 4:56

I would add which material you are talking about here to clarify – uncovery Dec 18 '12 at 9:02

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added by uncovery Dec 18 '12 at 9:31

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added by uncovery Dec 18 '12 at 9:43

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added by Ralf Dec 27 '12 at 19:21

Might expand this to also ask about possible nearby hackerspaces. – Compro01 Jun 10 at 21:28

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added by bosco Jan 4 at 16:31

That's about 204°C right? ABS should withstand that. Also, there are powder/laser printers that will print metal alloy objects. Perhaps a higher temperature? – naught101 Jan 24 at 11:24

Hi @naught101 welcome to our Digital Fabrication proposal, but could we please try to keep comments for clarifications and suggestions to the proposed question please, if people not used to Area 51 see something that looks like an answer, it makes them think this is a place where questions are answered rather than one where questions are merely proposed. – Mark Booth Jan 29 at 14:19

@MarkBooth: I know. I was trying to point out that the question is based on poor information. I think the same question about a higher temperature (ie. a temperature higher than common printing materials can stand) would be more interesting and useful. – naught101 Jan 30 at 0:01

Revised for the sake of a better proposal q. – bosco Apr 28 at 19:52

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added by alx9r Jan 13 at 7:29

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added by SF. Jan 16 at 12:49

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added by naught101 Jan 25 at 0:29

I would edit this to "What are the safety considerations for consumer PLA reclaiming/recycling?" – circuit-bento Apr 5 at 9:04

Hrm.. I know what you mean, but "safety considerations" seem a bit broad (have you read an instruction manual for a consumer product lately?). I'm specifically interested in what happens with PLA when it's melted, because it's commonly used for food containers. I don't want answers like "don't burn yourself" or "don't stick your fingers in the grinder"... – naught101 Apr 5 at 23:29