Ready for 3D printing?

Maybe, but it probably is not ready for you. "Whether there is a market for a home three-dimensional printer depends in part on improvements in the technology. Mike Rufo, president of Design Prototyping Technologies in Syracuse, uses the machines to make objects for his clients before undertaking the manufacturing process. The reliability of the machines is rapidly improving, but they're not ready for homes, he said." See The New York Times [free reg req'd].