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   In sci.physics krw@notreal.com wrote:   
   > On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:37:59 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>In sci.physics "Greg \(Strider\) Moore"    
   wrote:   
   >>> "David Mitchell"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:r5mdnSw3tNBsJvjEnZ2dnUU78S_NnZ2d@brightview.co.uk...   
   >>>>   
   >>>>jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>> In sci.physics David Mitchell  wrote:   
   >>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>> OK, what "stuff" would people be making at home?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Jewellry, utilities, tools, gadgets.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Could you be any more vague?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Yes.  Yes I could.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Things.  People will make things.  All of the things.   
   >>>   
   >>> I suspect 3D printing at home will be as successful as the personal   
   >>> computer. I mean everyone knows they're useless at home and we'll only need   
   >>> a few major mainframes.   
   >>   
   >>Personal computer use in the home is dropping with increased use of smart   
   >>phones for those important tasks such as posting on twitter and facebook.   
   >   
   > Banking and Amazon, too.  Though that isn't to say that there isn't   
   > anything beyond the 3D printer.   
      
   Like what, a 4D printer?   
      
   Of course the ultimate would be a genuine Star Trek replicator:   
      
   "Computer a 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom and a cup of Earl Grey, hot."   
      
   >>> Which reminds me, I need to tell my friends who own 3D printers and   
   printing   
   >>> parts to fix things at homes, tools, and tool holders and all manner of   
   >>> things that I never would have thought of myself that they're wrong and no   
   >>> one will effectively use a 3D printer at home.   
   >>   
   >>How many people do you know that own 3D printers?   
   >   
   > I know of none but we have several at work.  One of my cow-orkers was   
   > going to buy one and use it as a side business but he figured out that   
   > it made no business sense.   
      
   Could that be because custom machine shops have real industrial grade   
   3D printers?   
      
   >>I know about a dozen people that own things like welders, milling machines,   
   >>drill presses, and lathes but no one that owns a 3D printer.   
   >>   
   >>> Honestly, it's pretty damn presumptuous to claim that there's no future to   
   >>> 3D printing at home. I suspect 10-20 years from now we'll be laughing at   
   >>> such claims. Like computers, it will continue to improve. It'll get faster,   
   >>> more capable, capable of using more materials, etc.   
   >>   
   >>Since no one in this thread has made that claim, your post is nonsense.   
   >   
   > +1   
      
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