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cm0002@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Treadmill modded into giant 3D printer with an endless print bed size — taking 3D print sizing to the extreme

www.tomshardware.com

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Treadmill modded into giant 3D printer with an endless print bed size — taking 3D print sizing to the extreme

www.tomshardware.com

cm0002@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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The possibilities are now literally endless.
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    Endless*

    *In one axis only.

    • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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      Go ahead and make an endless one in all 3.

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        Drone printers a la Subnautica.

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        Just two of them would be an unsurmountable challenge.

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          We had a roomba mounted print head before.

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            That still leaves a lot of constraints on print geometry though because it will have limited reach over previously printed areas.

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