[texhax] 3-D printed type

[Thomas Schneider]

Here's an interesting idea: use a 3-D printer to make movable type!

DiResta 50 3-D Printed Type
jimmydiresta 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RzuMzmi-8&t=4m58s

3D Printed Movable Type:
Peter Bella:
http://petebella.com

They were printing in plastic, but it's possible to print in wood!
google:
3d printing plastic wood
https://www.google.com/search?&q=3d+printing++wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ZUJ1d-Jks
https://www.3dsystems.com/shop/cartridges/wood

Tom

  Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D.
  Senior Investigator
  National Institutes of Health
  National Cancer Institute
  Center for Cancer Research
  RNA Biology Laboratory
  Molecular Information Theory Group
  Frederick, Maryland  21702-1201
  schneidt at mail.nih.gov
  https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov (current link)
  https://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent link)