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The 3D Printer Experience co-owner Mike Moceri demonstrates the $250,000 EOS printer. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The Up! 3D printer begins to create a plastic figurine based on a digitized rendering. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The 3D Printer Experience customers can create custom-made jewelry in minutes. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Examples of sculptures created with 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Examples of sculptures created with 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Mike Moceri checks on a product in the printer. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Inside a MakerBot, one of the most common consumer-level 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
"Lord of the Rings" figurines created by 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Custom jewelry made from powdered nylon created by 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Custom jewelry made from powdered nylon created by 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Mike Moceri operates a printer at The 3D Printer Experience. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Mike Moceri edits the head of reporter Ryan Smith with a computer program before printing it out. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Reporter Ryan Smith tries (poorly) to play a 3D printed violin. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Blake Snarlson poses for his 3D face scan that will be turned into a 3D bust. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Even the name tags worn by the employees are 3D-printed. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
John Roberts looks at his 3D face scan that will be turned into a bust. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Inside a MakerBot, one of the most common consumer-level 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Bobby Zylstra cleans off powder from a product. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Bobby Zylstra cleans off powder from a product. — Sara Mays / For RedEye , April 29, 2013
"Lord of the Rings" figurines created by 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The 3D printer experience allows consumers to take a digital file and turn it into a product. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The lion figurine is a 3D-printed replica of the Art Institute lions. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Patrons of The 3D Printer Experience can create custom-made jewelry and iPhone cases. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Examples of sculptures created with 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Examples of sculptures created with 3D printers. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The booth at The 3D Printer Experience that scans your head and prints it out into a plastic bust. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The booth at The 3D Printer Experience that scans your head and prints it out into a plastic bust. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The booth at The 3D Printer Experience that scans your head and prints it out into a plastic bust. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, May 9, 2013
The 3D Printer Experience allows consumers to take a digital file and turn it into a product. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
The 3D Printer Experience allows consumers to take a digital file and turn it into a product. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Bobby Zylstra cleans off powder from a 3D-printed product. — Sara Mays/For RedEye, April 29, 2013
Holly Holmes works on one of the 3D printers at The 3D Printer Experience. — Sara Mays/For RedEye
Visitors of The 3D Printer Experience can create custom-made jewelry in minutes. — Sara Mays/For RedEye
Visitors of The 3D Printer Experience can create custom-made jewelry in minutes. — Sara Mays/For RedEye
