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A Review of the Monoprice Select mini 3D Printer

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Hi my name is Jacob and I just wanted to share my opinion about a 3D printer I just recently just bought for my nephew. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), refers to processes used to create a three-dimensional object, in which layers of material are formed under computer control to create an object.Objects can be of almost any shape or geometry and are produced using a digital model data from a 3D model or another electronic data source such as an Additive Manufacturing File (AMF) file. The technology is fairly recent and new breakthroughs and programs almost seem to happen daily. There are many applications where 3D printing can change a business, a hobby, make prototypes, working tools, in the medical fields, architecture, educational projects just to name a few. Here are a few pics of work done with 3D printers. Like most people I’m a novice to this technology and don’t’ know much about it. My nephew who just graduated High School wanted one as