'65 Marcos GT
All they did was ‘print’ some body parts, they didn’t print a car. A carpenter could do that in his garage using hand tools, a plywood frame, and hand laid fiberglass. Likely in less time.
Yeah, “less time,” if you throw out the time required to become a “carpenter.”
“A carpenter could do that in his garage using hand tools, a plywood frame, and hand laid fiberglass. Likely in less time.”
And it would look like crap and the parts wouldn’t fit right and it would fall apart as soon as you tried to drive it.
'65 Marcos GT
I've been a carpenter hobbyist for a long time. Recently I got into 3D printing as a hobby. Many people are naive about the realities of 3D printing. It is not easy, extremely slow, and the technology is in its infancy. It is easier for a carpenter to build, in less time. Anyone who says otherwise, has not tried 3D printing or has deep pockets for expensive 3D tooling equipment.
I have formed metal and wood parts in my workshop. I've also designed and printed 3D components. I found that a lot of time needs to be invested in research and design, and repeated slow prints to achieve the desired outcome. For instance, wall bracket tool holders. PLA degrades. ABS is better in harsher environments. However, it can be structurally weak. I've combined ABS with metal fasteners to achieve more strength. However, I can make them faster and stronger simply with wood and metal without resorting to printing. I am now using nylon to achieve more strength, but still prefer metal.
3D printing is great for making 1-piece complicated designs that would be hard to mill and shape. But it requires a large investment of time for design and printing. Carpentry and metal work is faster and better (at this time).