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Originally Posted by dlockhart
This technology is very cool. Often we have inventors approach us with ideas that are halted because of upfront tooling costs. I can't work for free but wish them well. Even STL was out of reach for many. Now these 3D printers may allow these folks a shot at getting their dream launched and that is a great thing.
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Tooling costs were a major problem with me, as well, especially with no way of knowing which design iteration would work well on the widest range of guitars. This was a project started way back in 1998. Making them by hand was a PITA, so I made very few for certain customers. They all had to be custom fit.
With the 3D printing we can test various designs for compatibility, and see what simple modifications the end user can do to adjust fitment, etc.