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In China and Egypt, the use of small stamps for seals preceded the use of larger blocks, as in Europe and India the printing of cloth preceded the printing of paper or papyrus.
In these days the printing need goes further than just printing to paper or to mash printing. The technology of printing combined with 3D modeling turns out to be the latest achievement.
As we can see in the video below, NASA uses large 3D printers to print tools. Is it possible ?
Let's see how a 3D copy machine works :
Apparently the need of printing objects from 3D models expanded so far that we can have our own 3D printer in house.
Presenting Cube 3D from Cubify :
A friendly and easy to use printer for home use. It is the only safe at-home use certified printer. It can print in two materials : strong recyclable ABS and compostable PLA.
The printer uses material cartridges of 16 different colors, including neutral colors, metallic silver and glow in the dark. The cube ships with an easy to use software for preparing your files for printing.
Let's see how it works :
You can order it online for 1,399$ . Just pick the body color of the printer and add to cart here.
Now for something more useful for an artist that works with his hands, introducing the pen that can draw in the air 3Doodler .
This unique tool allows the user to literally draw in the air. It uses the same materials as any 3D printer, ABS plastic or PLA which is a "bioplastic" made from corn, is biodegradable and has a lower melting point than ABS.
How it works?As the pen draws, it extrudes heated plastic, which quickly cools and solidifies into a strong and stable structure.
It can be used to draw 3D shapes or models, decorative art, pendants, hanging ornaments and much much more...
Let's see it in action
You can back this project by pledging on the Kickstarter.com page.
So the question is : Will 3D printing change the world ?
