We've written in the past about how 3D printers are getting cheaper, becoming commodities like regular printers that are affordable to own, and could even let you make many things you currently buy in your own home instead
. You can even build your own 3D printer from a kit for around $1500.
But the price of the printer is not the only barrier to more widespread adoption. Most commercially-available 3D printers must be loaded with a particular material used to build designs. And that can be expensive.
The sculpture in the picture was made by a forthcoming new design from Mcor
that uses normal A4 office paper as a feedstock instead, as well as a PVA-based glue.
Models can be as wide and deep as a piece of A4, and as tall as 15 centimetres. I would be really impressed if you could use scrap paper - a commodity which is always in strong supply. Tom Simonite, online technology editorVia