3D printing will make Micro Growing very very interesting

[x.man]

Have you ever heard of 3D printers?

I can't wait till this technology becomes more affordable.

Imagine that we would be able to create micro carbon scrubbers of any shape and design.

micro pots, micro reservoirs, any shape to fit our grow spaces.

Can't wait till someone here features grow toys printed with a 3D printer.



x

 

[MEGA956]

//Got some type of link?? I don't fully understand what your talkin but.

 

[BullnAChinaShop]

3d printers are the shiz. Still a long ways off before they are practical from a consumer stand point.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

I heard the company that donated a machine to a development group.... took it away when they pursued designing a printable firearm.

Definitely some way cool technology.

Here's a basic wiki link

Stay Safe!

 

[OldSSSCGuy]

I dunno bro, don't see the value in 3D printing much for the grow room. Just seems a real expensive way to replace little red cups. Plus I'd have issue with the quality of the plastics used to create items. Cheap, toxic plastics are filling plants with nasty crap all over the place already, from cheap Chinese import containers.

 

[GMT]

They are used more to make originals from which molds can then be made to mass produce the item rather than to make usable items in their own right.

 

[fukndenny]

I worked on these 3D printers for a project. Can't go into details but.. they are amazing.

Check out these:

www . makerbot . com

 

[RudeDog]

Have you ever heard of 3D printers?

I can't wait till this technology becomes more affordable.

Imagine that we would be able to create micro carbon scrubbers of any shape and design.

micro pots, micro reservoirs, any shape to fit our grow spaces.

Can't wait till someone here features grow toys printed with a 3D printer.





x

Surely you could just print your own weed direct from the pages of IC?

I wonder who's bud would get the most prints?

 

[Dr 4 four]

I could really see some applications for a 3D printed carbon filters especially ones customized for the smaller spaces.

 

[Banefoul]

I have been following 3d printers for a couple years. AMAZING things they can do. I can see every house having one at some time as this would be a first step in a replicator from star trek... but then again in doing so i doubt it as well due to the hit in profits such an item would cause the greedy ....

 

[Duplicate]

Surely you could just print your own weed direct from the pages of IC?

I wonder who's bud would get the most prints?

I have read that eventually they do hope to be able to "print" at a molecular level enabling you to "print" your own drugs from home. Well, maybe they don't hope that you will print your own drugs, but be able to print at the molecular level hah.

 

[RudeDog]

I have read that eventually they do hope to be able to "print" at a molecular level enabling you to "print" your own drugs from home. Well, maybe they don't hope that you will print your own drugs, but be able to print at the molecular level hah.

Fuck knows mate....All too far out for me at the moment.

 

[Dilbert Do]

I'd be concerned about off-gassing/leach of chemicals into the medium. It's also probably far easier to make a carbon filter using screen rolled into a tube and aquarium gravel.

Tinkering >> 3D printing

 

[Dr 4 four]

I'd be concerned about off-gassing/leach of chemicals into the medium.

It's also probably far easier to make a carbon filter using screen rolled into a tube and aquarium gravel.

Tinkering >> 3D printing

I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume that by the time 3D printing becomes mainstream, that the off-gassing/leaching of chemicals would be worked out. Probably in about 20 years +/-... it'll happen before gas engines get to 55MPG.

And your right, it would be far easier to do that and most people probably would. Though a lot of people who like to customize, create new, personalize their setup, etc, would find 3D printing worth the extra hassle and cost. I can see custom scrubbers for PC setups where stealth is needed, space is a premium and having a CF hanging out the back of the case isn't going to cut it.

 

[HyDroid]

You might consider investigating the concerns that are popular amongst those in the know with 3D printing. It would not surprise me in the least to learn that food safe or even edible plastics are on the horizon (no offgassing, etc). If they aren't they will be. People are starting to care about these things, and folks often want to make things of their own specifically to avoid unknown dangers in the manufacturing process. Hence why I no longer buy street bags.

I think that a 3D printer (and CAD router) would make my life of micro growing much easier. I can't begin to list the number of times a bracket, hanger, seal, plate, conduit, or whatever of just the right size and shape would have saved me time, money, and most of all, compromise!

I HATE sacrificing the quality of a tiny microcab even a small fraction just because I can't find something convenient or cheap that fits the bill. When it's a small space, your options are often limited. I fabricate some things by hand when necessary, but I don't have time or tendons to do all of it that I want. And with such a tiny space, it's often that much more important that it be perfect.

So I say GO MICRO and GO (SAFE) HOME FACTORY EQUIPMENT!

 

[Dilbert Do]

3D modeling, prototyping, testing for fit, and redesigning as needed can take a lot more time than making a part by hand and adjusting it to fit.

 

[ScrubNinja]

Yeah I heard a little about this. It reminds me of the metal lathe in shop class. Boy was that fun. I even heard this has bought about the idea of open source hardware, as in doorknobs, forks, just regular things that people will be able to print for themselves when the tech catches up. Interesting.

 

[opiumo]

3D modeling, prototyping, testing for fit, and redesigning as needed can take a lot more time than making a part by hand and adjusting it to fit.

+1

 

[Alfred]

Then i can print myself some 3d hairy p*ssy, YEAH BABY. lol

 

[hempfield]

Then i can print myself some 3d hairy p*ssy, YEAH BABY. lol

Maybe even a wet p*ssy ?