[This draft post is over 16 years old. Back in 2010 RepRap was exploding. People were cranking out 3D printed RepRap Mendel parts, then people started selling parts cast from 3D printed parts, then selling the actual molds?! I think I was going to discuss the quality of 3D printed parts, their molded counterparts, and other options. Back in mid-2009 the MakerBot was launched with zero 3D printed parts, everything made from lasercut pieces of thin plywood.]
comparison of cnc, molded, etc parts
Drafts Zero - The Lost Blog Posts- The Lost Blog Posts
- Plastruder! [Draft 12/25/2009]
- UNTITLED [Draft 12/25/2009]
- Preparing to print [Draft 12/27/2009]
- More prints [Draft 01/04/2010]
- Prototype Pricing [Draft 01/19/2010]
- MakerBot tuning [Draft 01/20/2010]
- Plastic Screw Anchor [Draft 02/02/2010]
- Magic [Draft 02/03/2010]
- How are you printing with PLA? [Draft 02/16/2010]
- Rebuilding my extruder [Draft 02/16/2010]
- MY robot [Draft 02/18/2010]
- more things i learned [Draft 02/20/2010]
- First commissioned piece! [Draft 02/22/2010]
- MakerBot: Toy or Tool? [02/25/2010]
- Idea for Skeinforge settings… [Draft 03/27/2010]
- RepRap and MakerBot alternatives [Draft 04/05/2010]
- RepRap Parts for Sale [Draft 04/07/2010]
- Where is the Othercutter? [Draft 06/08/2015]
- Mendel Parts – Printed, Cast, CNC’d, Lasercut or Injection Molded? [Draft 04/12/2010]
- MakerBot Operator’s Manual [06/04/20210]
- MakerBot on CBS! [07/07/2010]