3D printers set to go boom

[rpm]

3D printers set to go boom

Gartner says worldwide shipments of 3D printers to grow 49% in 2013.

 

[antowan]

They are awesome! I have a friend with one and the stuff he makes are so useful!

 

[MickeyD]

They are awesome! I have a friend with one and the stuff he makes are so useful!

Do they go "BOOM"?

 

[upup]

Can it print on paper.
What do they go for these days.
what do their "ink" cost.

 

[antowan]

Can it print on paper.
What do they go for these days.
what do their "ink" cost.

They print on a moving base or table. Some have moving printing heads. The "ink" is usually some plastic variant fed through from rolls almost like a weed-eater depending on what you are making and how sturdy it needs to be. Some can even print in metal...