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Old 20-03-2015, 12:03 PM   #1
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This bloke must have too much time on his hands... http://3dprint.com/51677/3d-printed-smallest-drill/
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Old 20-03-2015, 06:06 PM   #2
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Thats cool. But what use is it?
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Old 20-03-2015, 06:08 PM   #3
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Its up there with this thing:

https://youtu.be/Djc8FPHs45o
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Old 20-03-2015, 06:16 PM   #4
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Thats cool. But what use is it?
It demonstrates his capabilities and what can be achieved using 3D printing.
This would have benefit to a multitude of high tech industries especially bio medical which will be keeping older bastards like me alive and functioning
Think Cochlear ear implant and the like.
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Old 20-03-2015, 09:01 PM   #5
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It demonstrates his capabilities and what can be achieved using 3D printing.
This would have benefit to a multitude of high tech industries especially bio medical which will be keeping older bastards like me alive and functioning
Think Cochlear ear implant and the like.
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And car parts in the future when restoring and non available... The list goes on and on.
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Old 21-03-2015, 09:30 PM   #6
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Hopefully this technology also brings back manufacturing jobs to Australia
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Old 21-03-2015, 10:26 PM   #7
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Gadgets rock.

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We purchased a mid range priced 3D printer at work for prototype manufacture. Awesome!
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wish I could 3d print some new body parts to replace some of my crappy ones if I could 3d print some new bowels now that would be an achievement
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We purchased a mid range priced 3D printer at work for prototype manufacture. Awesome!
What sort of bucks, what type of materials can be printed and up to what size is your unit limited to?

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wish I could 3d print some new body parts to replace some of my crappy ones if I could 3d print some new bowels now that would be an achievement
Have someone make a clone of you then rob all its body parts

Didn't they clone a sheep years ago?
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wish I could 3d print some new body parts to replace some of my crappy ones if I could 3d print some new bowels now that would be an achievement
10-15 years is the expected time-frame for 3d printed organs. But that figure could purely be to get as much funding as possible.


They should send a few of these drills to the Collingwood Football Club, in case any of their members require Brain surgery.
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