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    24 days ago

    In before someone mentions the Simpsons…

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    24 days ago

    Rumor has it, the monorail will be dismantled in the next couple of years due to not being able to get parts.

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    23 days ago

    You’d think that with 3D printing, ‘No more parts’ would become a thing of the past.

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      23 days ago

      Why? A company could always have ordered a new small batch of molded parts, and machine shops exist to build whatever plans you give them, or just take the worn or broken part and make a not broken part to match.

      Moreover, most of the parts on a vehicle like this are going to be metal shafts, gears, barrings, ir panels, upholstery, etc… Not the small, highly intricate parts 3D printing excels at.