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		2stop on Feb 8, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China’s Huge 3D Printers, Soon Able to Print Autom... ... So there is just a never ending supply of raw material also sitting in this high street shop?

moocowduckquack on Feb 9, 2014 | [–]

You keep a stock of base materials and things like chips that you can't fabricate onsite.

Is the same as keeping stock for a normal shop, you keep track of what is being used and order more when it gets low.

mikeash on Feb 8, 2014 | [–]

They just get a hookup to the Feed, of course.

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