Are consumer level 3D printers able to print plastic objects of similar quality to ones produced using injection molding? Or is 3D printing useful mostly for the prototyping stage before a design is finalized and a steel mold is produced for injection molding?

  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    And on the commercial side you have SLS. It can make parts that are accurate like SLA but made out of nylon so they are also really strong - that’s for example how most parts by bondtech are made.

    Not quite in the consumer pricepoint yet, but maybe in a few years.