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“All of that force can concentrate onto narrow points in the 3D-printed object, causing it to break.” In 2014, Yumoto and his colleagues, including engineers on loan from Sony, overcame this ...

That is, of course, until you do some post-print finishing. [Neil Underwood] and [Austin Wilson] figured out a really easy way to ... used to smooth out 3D printed objects before – either ...

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