I'd definitely agree with "not always" but "basically never" has too many counterexamples. Depends on context?
Just a friendly reminder for when you are reading/writing tech press releases: 3D printing is basically never a way to save time.
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ooh, I love counterexamples.. lay em on me
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That's quite a bad example as the article talks about the long 80-hour weeks designing it.
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I guess it would depend what you are trying to optimize... trade offs.
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It's a good example of what
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If this is how most people are using 3D printers then I retract my disagreement, apparently most people are crazy
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you are not crazy... I can't seem to find the right article...
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It is if you have to wait 6 weeks for a prototype to be made elsewhere ...
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My hack for that is to get lots of printers and print in parallel!pic.twitter.com/DpjM1QxpqY – at Tapster Robotics
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amuses me when people brag about a mass production part being 3d printed. Its bragging about using the wrong tool.
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I don't know I undertsand fully, but it does take you from infinite to finite time for finishing a certain kind of projects.
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