Debunking 3 Common Myths About Mass Production 3D Printing

Get ready to challenge your perceptions of 3D printing in this enlightening video! We're diving deep into the world of modern 3D printing and debunking some common misconceptions. Join us as we explore the fascinating realm of mass production 3D printing and the efficiency of 3D print farms.

Discover how 3D printing has evolved to break free from its perceived limitations. We'll explore the speed, quality, and affordability aspects of this cutting-edge technology. Learn how thousands of high-quality parts can be produced in a single day, and why these traditional notions no longer apply.

Uncover the true potential of 3D printing as we dive into its cost-effectiveness and the exciting possibilities it offers in various industries. Gain insights into the future of manufacturing and the immense flexibility this technology brings.

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0:00 Intro
0:39 3D Printing Myth #1
1:45 3D Printing Myth #2
4:29 3D Printing Myth #3
7:00 Outro

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[logicalfundy]

A word on quality, as it's very much a myth that needed to be debunked and I'm glad you did: I'm frustrated with injection molded plastic parts. I have a Sterilite box for storing my filament, and two of the plastic handles have the pins sheared off. It's not even a cheap Chinese product (which are notorious for bad plastic choice), it's "Made in the USA." I found patterns online, chose Tough PLA for my material, and reprinted them. It was actually challenging installing them, as the plastic I had chosen was less soft and pliable than the original handles. Time will tell, but from my experience with the material I do expect the 3D printed parts to last a lot longer than the injection molded parts.

. . . and this is one example. How many times have we had to deal with cheap, easily broken plastic? It's everywhere. I can *easily* print stronger parts.

Even with consumer level 3D printing, I have full control over quality, especially part strength. I choose the material, I choose the number of perimeters, I choose the thickness of the layers, I choose the type and amount of infill, I choose the print orientation. When I draw up a design in CAD software, I even have control over the shape and number of parts. I have fantastic control over quality.

One of the things I love about 3D printing is that it's actually really good quality and strength, if done right.

[jakeweihe]

Whooo new video! Loving the content man! 👍

[marioxerxescastelancastro]

Having around 50 % less strength in the Z axis *is* worse, not just “different”. We can work around it, but it is still a flaw.

[doodle]

Filament came and the vacuum seal was bad. Both rolls looked like the seal was bad. One was seal 3 times. Look into making that more consistent. I live in a dry place so it's not a problem for me.

[Enjoymentboy]

I'd be willing to bet that if we could go back to before injection molding began and if we already had 3D printing going that there'd be all sorts of myths about how injection molding is inferior to 3D printing.

[DerpD]

Just wanted to mention that you can print impossible shapes you can't do with injection modeing
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[ByDesignation]

I’m very curious on your thoughts on using a hybrid 3d printing/injection molding manufacturing process. By that, I mean using high res sla printers to create durable molds for injection molding. Since you have created an in-house filament extruder, i’m certain that you can create your own injection molding machines. Then you can bring cost down, rapid prototype, super high output by using 3d printed molds. Does that manufacturing model make sense, in terms of all the factors involved? You can get pretty amazing parts by using high temp resin molds.

[michaelj]

Great video! This reminds me of the common software development processes, at least before I retired. Although not a perfect analogy, traditional software development used the waterfall model, in which all design requirements had to be known up front. Compare this to the RAD processes like Agile and Scrum, which are more focused on intermediate output and proof of concept. The 3D printing model of hardware output values fast turnaround and the ability to adapt (RAD), as opposed to the traditional methods of making molds etc. (Waterfall).

[jstro-hobbytech]

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