# I Want This Gizmo For Christmas!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-gizmo-for-christmas/562957>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 4, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-gizmo-for-christmas/562957 "2010-12-04T19:27:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-gizmo-for-christmas/562957/1 "2010-12-04T19:27:15Z")

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It is a 3D printer!  
Create an object and it is formed in plastic “layers” to then become a real, 3D object.  
Just to re-create those little broken pieces on everything you own (that cost big bucks if you order them separately) - that alone would be worth the price!

Besides, would be fun to create that statue of me to send to all of you to put on your pedestals.

[http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/\_news/2010/12/03/5575650-make-your-own-geeky-gift-goodness](http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/03/5575650-make-your-own-geeky-gift-goodness).

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-gizmo-for-christmas/562957/2 "2010-12-04T19:32:17Z")

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I can’t be the only one with absolutely pornographic ideas to use with this technology…

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**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-gizmo-for-christmas/562957/3 "2010-12-04T23:48:06Z")

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We had a thread some time ago about this [Youtube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc) with Jay Leno demonstrating a 3D scanner and printer

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-gizmo-for-christmas/562957/4 "2010-12-05T18:26:33Z")

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> [@J-P\_L](#):
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> We had a thread some time ago about this [Youtube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc) with Jay Leno demonstrating a 3D scanner and printer

Thanks! I must have missed that thread, but this clip showed me more about the process.  
Very cool technology!