Instant Plugs

[Eric Roach]

Man, this is so cool. I'm sure this will become the future of home plug building as those printers decrease in price...and we'll have Amazon drones delivering the spools of plastic.

Best part: No sealers to worry about.
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[Raven]

remember the replicants?
tiny nano bots that could assemble into
what ever programmed shape they possessed

we are actually at that stage now..i kid you not !!

you tell them to assemble themselves into a darter
they assemble into a darter.... that simple
a few years away granted....

our "knowledge base" doubles now every two years

and perhaps not as good as wood more than likely

[Mr. Sandman]

I see more and more of these machines now, and many are enthusiasts who have them at home. Between these and inexpensive cutting lasers this will be the way we make stuff.

What I see is an inexpensive and quick method to create new prototypes that can be used to make a plug for a mold, then pour hard plastics as I have been doing for a while now.

Very excited about this as I see the demand for wood plugs fading. The lifespan, costs, ruggedness, inconsistency and availability are making themselves a dinosaur. Just as the popularity of the inexpensive home work shop created all these in the 70's/80's, the new home workshop is being born and it is digital. Adapt or die.

Nice work. This is the early stages but trust me this will be as common as the home lathe in no time. New software for developing plugs will emerge, this will allow you to perfect them

[chefchris401]

i have a few swimbaits for freshwater that were made with the 3D printers, guys out in cali are making swimbaits with these things and selling em for $75-250, depending on size and design.

the machines have come so far and the materials have dropped so much in price its starting to make sense.

the one i have an really like is a 3 piece bait, scanned from a real trout then modified with the program, super durable and they guy can pump the pieces out.

the material isnt as brittle as a lot of the resins and you get a consistent product

think for stuff like swimbaits where the market allows for $200 and up baits its a no brainer.

heres a pic of one of the 3d printed baits I own, trout body, bass paint

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

I see more and more of these machines now, and many are enthusiasts who have them at home. Between these and inexpensive cutting lasers this will be the way we make stuff.

What I see is an inexpensive and quick method to create new prototypes that can be used to make a plug for a mold, then pour hard plastics as I have been doing for a while now.

Very excited about this as I see the demand for wood plugs fading. The lifespan, costs, ruggedness, inconsistency and availability are making themselves a dinosaur. Just as the popularity of the inexpensive home work shop created all these in the 70's/80's, the new home workshop is being born and it is digital. Adapt or die.

Nice work. This is the early stages but trust me this will be as common as the home lathe in no time. New software for developing plugs will emerge, this will allow you to perfect them

I wonder what Arnold Spofford would think?
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