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  1. Re:CnC makes more sense right now by Karmashock · · Score: 1 · on Why MakerBot Didn't Kickstart A 3D Printing Revolution (backchannel.com)

    https://www.inventables.com/te...

    There are a few other examples... they're roughly in the same price range of the 3d printers that print plastic crap. And they are manageable by hobbyists.

  2. Re:Most models look and feel cheap by WillAdams · · Score: 1 · on 3D Printing: Have You Taken the Plunge Yet? Planning To?

    I'm looking forward to trying ``Laywoo-D3'':

    https://www.inventables.com/te...

    essentially it's PLA w/ sawdust, but the possibility of controlling the colour using temperature looks to afford some interesting possibilities.

  3. Re:What's holding back 3-D printing? by WillAdams · · Score: 1 · on What's Holding Back 3-D Printing

    The ShapeOko
    (~$350--600 http://www.shapeoko.com/
    w/ a dual-motor Y-axis
    ($59.79 https://www.inventables.com/projects/shapeoko-dual-drive-kit --- Y-axis drive shaft, a bit cheaper, should work too) and
    double MakerSlide X-axis
    ($23.52 + s/h & misc. hardware http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/Double_Makerslide_X-Axis)
    will cut aluminum
    (priceless http://shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=171, see also http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=693)

  4. Re:2016? by biggerboy · · Score: 1 · on Gartner Says 3D Printers Will Cost Less Than $2,000 By 2016

    Right. Just go here:

    http://www.inventables.com/

  5. It's not the only home-use LC out there by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on DIY Laser Cutter Raises Capital, Concerns

    Just as an example, here's one that's a bit more expensive and you can print to as a normal printer:

    https://www.inventables.com/technologies/desktop-laser-cutter

  6. Re:They Makes Me Laugh by WillAdams · · Score: 2 · on DRM Could Come To 3D Printers

    The Form 1 argues against that:

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formlabs/form-1-an-affordable-professional-3d-printer

    Amazing quality at that pricepoint.

    CNC Milling has also come a long way since the Navy first looked into it (I recall seeing a story about a huge contract and multi-million dollar machines ~30 years ago):

    https://www.inventables.com/technologies/cnc-mill-kits-shapeoko

    $999 for a compleat (premium) kit

    Okay, it won't mill tool steel, but it also doesn't weigh the several hundred pounds that a mill which can does.

    William

  7. Re:The shit is really going to hit the fan... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 1 · on The Case of Apple's Mystery Screw

    I have no idea what the time horizon is on this, just that it is being worked on.

    This stuff might also allow some interesting 'sealed but serviceable' designs...

  8. Car companies must be dumb... by Qubit · · Score: 1 · on Denver Airport Overrun by Car-Eating Rabbits

    I mean, come on -- small animals love to climb into cars, especially as they are warm and sheltered environments. Wouldn't it be logical to think about animals trying to eat exposed pieces of the car and take preventative steps?

    Consult with a chemist, dummies. Use a horrible-tasting additive to make the wire coatings unappealing to animals.

    Heck, they even make this kind of thing for humans, too.
    (Fun Fact: Wikipedia says that denatonium benzoate is the most-bitter compound we know of. Suck on that, lemons!)