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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr View Post
This is no short term fad but real technology pushing new frontiers and here to stay.
Couldn't agree more. LAB126, which does R&D for Amazon, has 3D printers scattered around it's offices like other places have copiers. My company is using 3D printing for new product development...we get finished parts in days instead of weeks.

I even had a NLA part printed for my Karmann Ghia. It's just a small cable clip but, impossible to find anywhere. I modeled the part in SolidWorks and had a friend print it for me. Fits perfectly and looks exactly like the originals.

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