Re: Towards the fully 3D-printed electric cars.

From	jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Newsgroups	sci.space.policy, sci.physics, rec.arts.sf.science, sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: Towards the fully 3D-printed electric cars.
Date	2017-07-14 23:49 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<2t1o3e-ksk.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink)
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In sci.physics krw@notreal.com wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 05:03:36 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> 
>>In sci.physics krw@notreal.com wrote:
>>> On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 02:11:27 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>>In sci.physics krw@notreal.com wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:45:42 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>In sci.physics Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <24vf3e-srm.ln1@mail.specsol.com>, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com 
>>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I can see a few, very few, people printing junk jewelry, mostly teenage
>>>>>>>> girls.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Perhaps, but have you been to a craft store in the last 5 years?  
>>>>>>> They've been selling commercial 2d robotic cutters for many years that 
>>>>>>> are about the size of an ink-jet printer.  The stupid thing shows 
>>>>>>> absolutely no sign of stopping even though the "cartridges" which 
>>>>>>> contain the cutting patterns are DRM protected and *very* expensive.  
>>>>>>> They are mostly used by people who like to do scrap books, but others 
>>>>>>> use them for making their own greeting cards and etc.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In those same craft stores is a large jewelery making section.  Those 
>>>>>>> "memory bracelets" people make are a hot thing because "every item on it 
>>>>>>> represents a memory".  In other words, these things are already highly 
>>>>>>> customized.  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So, I wouldn't discount the notion that the crafts stores might start 
>>>>>>> selling very small 3d metal printers for making little dangling things 
>>>>>>> for jewelery (memory bracelets, necklace charms, and etc.) since this 
>>>>>>> would drop right into the market-space.  They would only need to print 
>>>>>>> at most 3" x 3" x 3" to cover 99% of the jewelery market.  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> That same metal printer would sell "big league" at game stores where 
>>>>>>> custom cast characters for board games are already a huge market.  In 
>>>>>>> other words Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer 40k, and etc.  Even if an 
>>>>>>> individual player wouldn't want one, every damn game store on the planet 
>>>>>>> would want at least a couple.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Jeff  
>>>>>>
>>>>>>By those standards black powder firearms will take over the firearms world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm not saying there is not and will not be a bunch of niche users of
>>>>>>3D printing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What I am saying is that 3D printing is not going to be the next industrial
>>>>>>revolution.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Personal 3D printing won't be the next industrial revolution.  3D
>>>>> printing is already revolutionizing engineering.
>>>>
>>>>Nonsense.
>>>>
>>>>3D printing is simply making some prototypes easiery to make.
>>> 
>>> Just as PCs made prototypes *faster* and easier to design.  Rather
>>> revolutionary.  Really.
>>
>>Actually real engineering companies were using CAD software well before
>>there was such a thing as a PC. Really.
> 
> If you define "real engineering companies" as those who could afford
> mainframes, sure.  Everyone else was using rubylith.  Even the IC
> guys.

Ever heard of the PDP-8 or the HP CAD workstations that were common well
before the PC?

>>>>CAD software has to a certain extent revolutionized engineering, but that
>>>>is very old news.
>> 
>>> And 3D printing takes it to the next level.
>>
>>That and N/C controlled mills and lathes.
> 
> In exactly that same setting, sure.  *NOT* in everyone's home.

3D printers go for less than $200; I see no rush by consumers to buy them.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-11 13:15 -0700
  Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-11 16:27 -0400
    Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-11 14:46 -0700
      Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-11 18:36 -0400
        Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-11 18:20 -0700
          Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-11 21:31 -0400
    Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2017-07-11 22:12 +0000
      Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> - 2017-07-11 19:01 -0400
        Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2017-07-12 02:24 +0000
          Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-11 22:44 -0700
        Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2017-07-12 10:24 -0400
          Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-13 20:57 -0400
            Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-13 23:17 -0700
              Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-14 17:42 -0400
                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-14 16:11 -0700
      Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-11 18:21 -0700
      Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2017-07-12 07:28 -0400
        Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-12 05:10 -0700
        Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2017-07-12 17:45 +0000
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            Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2017-07-12 21:29 -0700
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                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-14 17:50 -0400
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                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. krw@notreal.com - 2017-07-14 23:04 -0400
                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2017-07-15 05:02 +0000
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                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2017-07-16 02:02 +0000
                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2017-07-16 12:53 -0600
                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Serg io <invaalid@invalid.com> - 2017-07-17 13:04 -0500
                Re: Towards the *fully* 3D-printed electric cars. Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2017-07-16 09:51 -0400
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