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Old 12-19-2014, 02:28 PM   #1
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That....is crazy awesome.
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That is full on Star Trek awesome
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What is the material used in these printers? Is it strong enough for the wrench to be useful?
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What is the material used in these printers? Is it strong enough for the wrench to be useful?
Its a type of plastic isnt it? Besides, they're probably not torquing the crap out of a bolt or anything.
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maybe they could email me halle berry?
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Old 12-19-2014, 03:13 PM   #7
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She might chafe a bit...
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What is the material used in these printers? Is it strong enough for the wrench to be useful?
They use an ABS plastic right now and that can be pretty strong, but there are other 3D printers that use other materials including metals.
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that is cool!!!!
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