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Renegade:
Some important patents for 3D printing are expiring next year. There should be an explosion in the market with new, better printers for much cheaper.

http://www.tested.com/tech/3d-printing/456856-laser-sintering-3d-printing-patents-expiring-2014/

Laser Sintering 3D Printing Patents Expiring in 2014

Next year, one of the most promising 3D printing technologies will be blown wide open and accessible to hobbyists.

The popular narrative around 3D printers is that, at some point in the near future, a desktop printer in every home will revolutionize manufacturing as we know it. 3D printers are already revolutionary products--most of them are still just a little too pricey, and more importantly, just a little too hard to use, to see that mass adoption. But prices are falling dramatically quickly, and there's a good chance 2014 will see some of the biggest 3D printing shakeups yet. Some major 3D printing patents are set to expire.
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Target:
and there's no way the patent trolls would be camping on these :o

Renegade:
and there's no way the patent trolls would be camping on these :o
-Target (July 26, 2013, 01:28 AM)
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Not when a 100% 3D printed rifle was just demonstrated. :P :D Well, the firing pin is a 1" nail, but close enough. ;)

Target:
pffft, they're probably printing scads of lawyers as we speak :huh:

Renegade:
pffft, they're probably printing scads of lawyers as we speak :huh:
-Target (July 26, 2013, 02:02 AM)
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HAHAHAHA~! :D

Hmm... The rifle I mentioned above was only a .22 LR single shot... Not sure that'll do the trick... :P :D

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