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My son wants to get one , but most of them were very expensive.   I’m going to look into this printer. Thank you .

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Great post 
It is amazing how many things you can make with a 3D printer

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Your son writes very well! I think he could have his own spot writing articles on @steemiteducation about technology and it might ease some parents' mind about how we can teach children to be the ones to drive a positive change in our perception and use of technology in education :)

I have only just got into pixel art and the goal is to be able to print my own designs using a 3d printer... a long way to go I know, but I might have to get some tips and advice from your son :)

Also, you might be interested in @steemmakers, which is a group for diy/makers, and @thesteemhouse, which is a maker space that will hopefully give Steemit another physical presence and contribute to the spread of new ideas and projects!

Wonderful post ..thanks for sharing...Best of luck friend ✫resteemid

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a friend has a small 3D printer at home and he use it to print his fake bate to fish , he then paints them and varnish and put hooks on it with lead or other weight inside to float or sink.  Pretty cool material but you do have to draw it first so if you don't have experience with that it's expensive to just try and make mistakes or so  ;)

The 3D printer is a bit expensive. There was an exhibit here in the UAE about modern technologies and one with that 3D printer. Creating or printing is long, it takes some time before it's finished. And it depends on how large it is before printing ends. You can also print anything in the different colors you like.

Technology is really different now. The level of education is too high! Hopefully they do not exceed their limitations so as not to violate God's law.

Have you considered also getting a plastic grinder to crush up plastic that would usually be waste and make it into printable filament?   Fully Recycle!  ha!

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Nice article.  I had one nitpick to make and also wanted to share an experience i had commercially with 3d printing.

*FFF (Fused filament fabrication) is the more popular term nowadays to describe FDM technology as it is devoid of copyrights.*

I just wanted to mention an interesting experience i had with FDM. i used to consult with a mechanical engineering company and they were making pill presses for a customer who used to sell homeopathic medicines. the pill press used to churn out compressed tablets that would then be wrapped in butter paper.

The pill press had several moving components like punch dies,  punch levers, crank shaft, positioning wheel, drift pins and so on. It suffices to say that the customer interaction was an expensive affair because they had to make a fully operating machine to match their specs, let them test it, make modifications and then actually insert it into production. this whole process would take months with severe cost implications.

One of the engineers did some research and found this company called stratasys. They decided to create a hand operated prototype and stratasys built it for them using thermoplastic in 2 days. the engineers the assembled the prototype together and were able to cut the entire design-verify-post production cycle to **just a week**. the accuracy of thermo plastic was within 2.5% of the actual production components which were made of steel.

 FFF (or FDM if you prefer) is a great prototype maker

Excellent post about 3D Printing. It enhances our technology knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

Nice picture 

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That was a really well written post. Good job, @kenraphael's son!

I always had an interest in owning a 3D printer, simply for making things  as a hobby, but never really had the expendable income to purchase one. Now that they are more common the prices might be low enough once I have a stable job to purchase a hobby-printer.

Thanks for your pointers and tips to consider when purchasing a printer.  It's always nice to have some insider info to consider.

Very dancing to a friend

Bless you too, for being the best father in the whole World for your Son. 
Thank you for sharing such an inspiring article too. 
Wishing you many smiles  😊 

before, I`ve made my slippers with 3D printer. ($240)
Even though the price is still expensive, that will be more useful in the near future. I follow you and I hope we communicate more.

I actually would LOVE to learn how to design stuff for 3D printing (need to buy my printer too though, maybe when STEEM prices go up?) - and have NO idea where to start. But it's the future, indeed, I see huge advantages from fashion (like, real 'made to fit clothing instead of the ridiculous fashion shapes we all have to conform too!) and housing. It's kind of amazing. 

Enjoy your learning process, and if you have tips on where to start less general than 'Youtube' I'd love to hear it :-)

Very nice post. I have a 3D printer also but it has been sitting idle for over a year. Your article makes me want to start it back up again. Do you do your own 3D CAD?