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    🐵 ⌨ Gamanit
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    I haven’t seen 3D printing mentioned anywhere here, so I’ll start. What halachos are related to 3D printing? Am I allowed to scan, shrink and print a copy of myself or is that a statue? How about a lithograph?

    #1024391
    ED IT OR
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    I love 3d printing.

    Step 1: Buy a 3d Printer

    Step 2: Print a 3d printer

    Step 4: Return original 3d Printer

    #1024392
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    So, Gamanit, the first halacha is not to do what crazybrit suggested.

    #1024393
    Sam2
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    I would assume that 3D printing a human being is an Issur D’oraisa unless you use whatever Limud Zchus we have to allow dolls.

    #1024394
    HaLeiVi
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    This is worse becuase you don’t have the Hetter of Acheirim Osin Lo.

    #1024395
    popa_bar_abba
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    Dolls are very important because they teach kids what a proper body type should look like. Very important for shidduchim.

    For example the B****e doll hayadua.

    #1024396
    HaLeiVi
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    Hey, come to think of it, why is this not a problem when you make a Golem? Does this mean I will have to stop my project?

    #1024397
    akuperma
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    It’s just a tool for manufacturing solid objects in small numbers. For large numbers, a regular factory set-up is more efficient. But, for example, to make “one” plastic fork, it doesn’t pay to do a factory run.

    All halachos of intellectual and industrial property apply.

    #1024398
    Sam2
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    HaLeiVi: Interesting. Well, having a human child isn’t considered this Issur. So maybe the Issur doesn’t apply when creating a living person?

    #1024399
    SayIDidIt™
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    If he breaks off his nose before he scans himself, wild that help? 😉

    SiDi™

    #1024400
    🐵 ⌨ Gamanit
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    Dolls are very important because they teach kids what a proper body type should look like. Very important for shidduchim.

    I know with dolls some people say you should disfigure them and then it’s fine. Does getting rid of the stomach count?

    #1024401
    yitzyk
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    You can’t just make one fork. You have to make one for Milchig and one for Fleishig. You have to look in the seforim to determine what colors are kosher for each one.

    Then you can debate if ABS plastic utensils need tevila.

    #1024402
    zahavasdad
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    Its not just for dolls, Ive seen it used to toy prototypes

    And Actually its a legal issue because you can make toy plastic guns with it

    #1024403
    👑RebYidd23
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    Zahavasdad, you can make real, working guns with it.

    #1024404
    Randomex
    Member

    Sorta related: If you search the ‘Net for “Afate Gnikou”, you’ll find him. He built a 3D printer out of parts of junked electronics.

    #1024405
    Kosher Ham
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    @crazybrit: What is Step #3?

    The only problem with 3D printing that I could think of is printing articles from the Bais HaMikdash, e.g., the Menorah.

    #1024406

    Pretty sure it’s avodah zara and will distract boys from learning and lead to pritzus.

    #1024407
    HaLeiVi
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    Print out good day.

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