Listen To The First 3-D-Printed Records Ever Made

The new height of music snobbery? Your own 1-of-1 special edition. At this point, some sort of 3-D-printing explosion seems like an inevitability, with desktop machines getting cheaper and more functional at a rapid clip. But we’re still only starting to grasp what that revolution will mean. Certainly, for independent designers and artists, rapid prototyping will continue to be an invaluable resource. And we’ve seen how agile companies can adopt the technology in novel ways, like letting customers print accessories at home, free of charge. But as shown by a recent project from Instructables employee Amanda Ghassaei, 3-D printing may not only be useful for bringing new objects to life. Her 3-D-printed records show the technology’s potential for revitalizing forgotten objects and products that companies have long left behind.Read Full Story