Originally Posted by Avanti:
....... the most practical use of this technology will be to make MOLDS to be used to cast parts in quantity using conventional materials. This makes the economics much more plausible.
I am already doing resin casting based on a 3D printed master. The master, is solid, was estimated out at $135 for the printed version, ~$35 for a hollow version, and I can can cast them for ~$3.50 ea.
Economics, indeed.