While 3D printing has now become easily accessible and cheap, there are still several use cases where you need the advantages offered by injection molding, even for small batch runs. Professional s… ...

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DIY 3D Printing: Now Less Brittle With Nylon Extrusion. By Albert Filice. May 23, 2012 11:39 am PDT [Credit: taulman on Instructables] 3D printers generally print using ABS plastic, which is great ...

Of the 3-D printing machines sold, the low-cost category (those priced under $5,000 and where most of the DIY crowd is concentrated) accounted for almost $40 million in sales.

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