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A 3d printer is basically just a really fancy hot glue gun (pawb.social)

submitted 8 months ago by CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Specifically the type of printer that prints using spools of plastic filament, but that seems like the most common type anyway

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[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Yup, this is how I explain FDM printing to friends. It's like a giant hot glue gun, layer one layer at a time. Except instead of a giant hole for glue, it's a 0.4mm hole, really tiny.