3D printed fixturing is common in professional additive manufacturing applications,

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3D printed fixturing is common in professional additive manufacturing applications, but I don’t see it in consumer use. Learn how to skip support material by printing some fixtures. Instructions here: http://www.hive76.org/use-3d-printed-fixtures-to-avoid-support-material

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It’s similar to how I do print repairs. If you have a power cut during a long print you can use the same method to restart your print job from where it failed.

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I have finished prints that way. What a stressful setup though!