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02-02-2015, 08:29 AM #4
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There are some relatively smooth areas thanks to the hybrid additive/subtractive process they use. The printer makes one pass, then there is a CNC tool head that makes a pass along the outside of the layer to smooth it out. There is a little bit of waste and it's a little bit slower, but it's clearly not a process they use on the entire body.
Personally, I think it's slow, silly looking, and probably absurdly unsafe in a crash, but the possibilities the process opens up are exciting.
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