Who suggested major manufacturers 3d print their parts? That’s not what the analogy said at all. But hey, make your own shit up if that makes you feel smug and superior.
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lectricleopard@lemmy.world 4 days agoAnyone suggesting Ford or Toyota start 3d printing their fastening hardware in-house should have the head checked.
That’s the point of the analogy. You can do this, but in most cases, you probably shouldn’t, and you will get better results for less time and money with the traditional method.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 4 days ago
mortalic@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I just watched a thing on the expensive mustang gtd. They do use 3d printed titanium for some pieces, but they didn’t go into much detail.
Point I want to make though, it always starts on the expensive things, then advances as the tech gets better. If Ford is using it for basically hand built mustangs, it’s only a matter of time before we see it on normal production vehicles.
LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Idk about that. For some custom built things it might be a better manufacturing method than setting up a production line to cast the piece or forge or whatever. But outside of some really weird screws there are always going to be extremely competitively priced screws of almost every imaginable type. It’s hard to imagine you’re gonna beat that with 3d printing, given you can just buy the screws you need for not much more per pound than the metal its made from.