Introduction

The book you're holding in your hands is going to show you how to build your very own 3D Printer. It's not science fiction. It's a device that will allow you to print out (in plastic) whatever you can imagine. (Okay, that's a bit of a stretch – there are size limitations when using this machine.)

Read the book – build the machine – print stuff that you can actually hold in your hands, use for prototyping your own inventions and replacing worn out parts, and basically taking something in your mind (or at least on a computer screen) and make it real. Congratulations – you've got a little bit of science fiction sitting on your desk.

What Exactly Do I Get?

You've obviously picked the book up and we can only hope you've read the cover ...

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