– 3D-Modelle & 3D-Drucker –

Many designs of self-reproducing 3D printers have been produced and built; that’s the goal of the RepRap project. But are they truly reproducing themselves?

Not exactly; the machines are – so far – only capable of reproducing most of the major plastic components, such as the image above, which was apparently the very first 3D printer part produced on a RepRap machine.
(…weiter auf fabbaloo.com)