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Re: 3D Printer

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Originally Posted by Metalcrafters View Post
I am not going to say its cheap. We buy our material in bulk to keep the overall costs down per cubic inch. If you take into account the time of machining it vs printing might be faster to machine. But looking at tooling, student power, mistakes, ability to produce a part and not be there are all a plus.
Hmm I suppose that every team has their cost/benefit ratios to consider when choosing fabrication methods. It is very cool that you guys are able to do this.
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