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Re: What would you buy if you could?

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Originally Posted by Doctorwho View Post
I would love to have a Contex Z450 3D printer. just think, all you would need to build custom gearboxes, mounts, custom fasteners, and any other small part you could ever want; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyZtBYG0QOg
Those printers use a type of glue-impregnated ABS, if I'm not mistaken. The parts they make are fine for some applications, but they're really meant for prototypes. I wouldn't trust anything critical to that machine.
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