On 5/5/13 8:46 AM, colorado524midland wrote:

FYI, Staples will start selling a 3-D printer to retail customers for $1,300.00, according to CNN Money. Will this be a game-changer?

Here is the link:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/03/technology/innovation/staples-3d-printer/index.html

Ken Montero

My read of the Tech Specs says the layer thickness is .2MM
or about .004". Pretty good for $1400 and another big step
towards consumerizing this technology.

A thinner layer thickness will be needed for complex surfaces
unless one wants to spend a lot of time smoothing the layer
steps.

Rod


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