Any magicians and inventors around that obtained their own 3D printer? Those with technical talents can build their own by downloading open source instructions, and those of us that don't have the time can buy a printer for as little as US$600.
This can break the market for magic props. Inventors can test prototypes quickly, and magicians can build or modify their own props to meet their custom specifications. Duplication is easy as well: adding a 3D scanner will create a Star-Trek-like replicator, which prints fully operational copies.
3D Printers tend to use spools of ABS and other plastics readily available on the market. Some use their own cartridges, intending to make a buck through retail. Most work like glue guns, heating the plastic as it it guided through a nozzle, adding material to the artifact. One 3D replicator was seen to use a plastic and resin powder, using a laser beam to heat the powder in the correct places. It also was able to print the artifact into any color, whereas the glue-gun kind tends to print just 1 color.
We are looking forward to seeing a lot of new and custom-made magic props on stage very soon. What would you print?
3D Printers tend to use spools of ABS and other plastics readily available on the market. Some use their own cartridges, intending to make a buck through retail. Most work like glue guns, heating the plastic as it it guided through a nozzle, adding material to the artifact. One 3D replicator was seen to use a plastic and resin powder, using a laser beam to heat the powder in the correct places. It also was able to print the artifact into any color, whereas the glue-gun kind tends to print just 1 color.
We are looking forward to seeing a lot of new and custom-made magic props on stage very soon. What would you print?
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