> They've been working on the RepRap for nearly 20 years,
> and currently it can replicate 70% of itself:
>
 >   https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap

Exactly!  This is the whole point.

They could have created a lot of real value during these 20 years.

Or, to quote this:

"By focusing on multiplying value rather than solving problems, one
actually becomes a better problem solver."

https://medium.com/irlproduct/the-problem-solvers-playbook-17-questions-to-sh
arpen-your-thinking-167e2ce134c2

Thanks,
Dimitre

On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 9:58b/AM Tony Graham tgraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 02/07/2023 21:07, Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> ...
> > This is why we will probably never see a 3D printer that "prints"
> > another 3D printer... This won't be more cost-efficient than simply
> > buying another one (and may require additional special knowledge and
> >  maintenance), or the cost of the "more-sophisticated"
> > printer-producing printer will be higher than just buying two
> > ordinary 3D printers.
>
> They've been working on the RepRap for nearly 20 years, and currently it
> can replicate 70% of itself:
>
>     https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Tony Graham.
> --
> Senior Architect
> XML Division
> Antenna House, Inc.
> ----
> Skerries, Ireland
> tgraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>

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