3D printing

[Turd Ferguson]

Wont be too long before this is as commonplace as downloading an mp3. You'll be able to make yourself an actual composite copy of just about anything that can be made out of plastic; cereal bowls, little green army men, chess sets, water bottles and other containers and a whole shitload of other items, including firearms components.

My question is, will manufacturers of patented materials become just another extension of the federal govt, just like the RIAA has become with copyrighted music, or will the cat be so far out of the bag that it will be impossible to put it back in?

[Dalebert]

...or will the cat be so far out of the bag that it will be impossible to put it back in?

That time is rapidly approaching for copyright and patents imho. It'll be pretty far along by the time these start being an issue.

**shameless plug warning**
We talked about these on last night's show.

[Turd Ferguson]

Yeah, its kinda mind-blowing to think about. Just walk down the aisles at your local Wal-Mart and take a look at everything that is nothing more than plastic, shaped into a particular form. Now imagine a day when all of those things can be printed up for a fraction of the cost from a 3D blueprint. Its a real game changer.

[Dalebert]

Yeah, its kinda mind-blowing to think about. Just walk down the aisles at your local Wal-Mart and take a look at everything that is nothing more than plastic, shaped into a particular form. Now imagine a day when all of those things can be printed up for a fraction of the cost from a 3D blueprint. Its a real game changer.

And that's just the start. I'm sure they improve the technology over time and make other advances, printing with better materials, more refined, even printing multiple parts that fit together, etc.

[rockhydra]

I love the new prospects of 3D printing. I have so many ideas for manufacturing cool stuff.

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