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First 3-D Printer Renditions of Vinyl Records

Alan Cross 1 Comment

You may have heard about 3-D printing, a technology poised to take off in a major, major way in the next few years.

Basically, this involves making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model using various layers of material carefully laid down in tiny successive layers.  It’s real Star Trek replicator stuff.

The first experiments are being done to replicate printed records out of digital files.  Check it out in Wired.  Thanks to  Steve for the link.)

 

Alan Cross

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One thought on “First 3-D Printer Renditions of Vinyl Records”

  • Making a vinyl record out of a digital file doesn't seem right.

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