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Are 3D Printers Worth It?
• technewsdaily.comHome devices such as the MakerBot Replicator and print-to-order companies like Shapeways and Sculpteo can take an idea and make it physical — limited to plastic in the former case but extending to ceramic, plaster, stainless steel and even silver in the latter. Still, you must have the idea to start with.
That's no problem for "makers" — the new hip, high-tech name for hobbyists and home inventors.