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submitted 1 year ago by citytree@lemmy.ml to c/3dprinting@lemmy.ml

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?

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[-] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.

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