Specifically the type of printer that prints using spools of plastic filament, but that seems like the most common type anyway

  • DeadNinja
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    6810 months ago

    Btw our heads are very slowly 3-D printing our hairs…

      • Norgur
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        1710 months ago

        Really fun thing to play around with, although it requires some practice to do cool stuff with it.

    • DreamButt
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      610 months ago

      I know this is impossible but I suddenly have a memory of seeing this at 2am while watching adult swim as a kid

    • @serpineslair
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      310 months ago

      Thought it was a pregnancy test at first glance.

      • @EtherWhack
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        310 months ago

        I think you got mixed up a bit.

        A plotter is a specialized printer used for drafting and generally uses big (usu. 3-4ft length) rolls of paper. Some types do use pens, though they’re usually short and specially shaped making them difficult to use manually

        The OC was referring to the pens that work like an auto-feeding hot glue gun using colorized glue, or PLA if the heating element gets hot enough.

        • MxM111
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          210 months ago

          I think the main difference between printer and plotter is rasterization vs vector graphics.

  • @[email protected]
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    2210 months ago

    Not all printers are, but FDM printers are. SLA printers, the one uses projector and resin to makr high detailed figurines or parts with precision are basically fancy nail polish and curing light combimed.

  • @[email protected]
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    1710 months ago

    It’s exactly how I described it to my friends

    They said “omg u have a 3d printer” I replied “nah it’s just a glue gun on rails”

    • @EtherWhack
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      410 months ago

      Wait until you learn about resin printers

  • @MrQuallzin
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    1710 months ago

    Yup, this is how I explain FDM printing to friends. It’s like a giant hot glue gun, layer one layer at a time. Except instead of a giant hole for glue, it’s a 0.4mm hole, really tiny.

  • @Aceticon
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    1510 months ago

    A personal computer is basically just a really fancy calculator.

    • @RealPuyo
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      110 months ago

      A calculator is just a very basic computer.?

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        Calculators calculate while computers can be programmed with new instructions. Fancy calculators that can be programmed though, as you say, are basic computers. Meanwhile calculators that run BASIC are BASIC computers.

  • @thantik
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    1210 months ago

    I run a 3D printer shop and that’s what I tell customers all the time – “It’s a really tiny hot glue gun attached to a really cheap robot”

  • Justas🇱🇹
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    210 months ago

    Nothing worse than a pile of hot snot to make that Instagram video project a reality.

  • Rikudou_Sage
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    110 months ago

    Not really, different stuff altogether. 3D pens would be probably closer.