[vsareto]

I wouldn't look towards your standard home as a test bed for this. I don't need to 3D print cutlery or even most things around the house. You just don't use that much stuff. The economics don't make sense for me to spend a large amount of cash to print household things.

Farms, ranches, and other remote businesses definitely have an opportunity for that though, because not only do they need a lot of every day things, they are also far away and sometimes things aren't in stock.

[tsimionescu]

Sure, industry use is very exciting, and may well propel some 3D printer manufacturers to very high hills.

But the commenter I replied to was specifically talking about 3D printing in the home, so consumer goods, not industrial/business goods.

[mostlysimilar]

Perhaps we will walk to our local corner printing center.