[cjbgkagh]

I don’t think 3D printers will ever get that ubiquitous. I think more likely modeling tooling will improve to the point that 3D prints can be done by 3rd parties for cheaper and higher quality than you can do yourself and those vendors can post the results to you. Sort of like PCB Way does with electronics.

I can imagine all sorts of things I’d like to design and make but unless I make it a full time job the amortized cost of the equipment will never make it worth while. I don’t think 3D printers will come down in price enough to change that.

[magicalhippo]

> Sort of like PCB Way does with electronics.

PCBWay also[1] has 3D printing (including metals[2]), CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and injection molding services[1].

[1]: https://www.pcbway.com/rapid-prototyping/

[2]: https://www.pcbway.com/rapid-prototyping/3d-printing/

[cjbgkagh]

Thanks, I did not know that, that is pretty awesome and it makes total sense for them to do that.

[galaxyLogic]

Right we don't need new things every day. Therefore we don't need our own 3D printer, we can share that with others. Let's order the "print" from Staples.

[ThrowawayTestr]

It depends on the resolution you're looking for but decent 3D printers are pretty cheap.