A 3D printer builds objects layer by layer from digital designs, and it became one of the Warner family’s key tools. In this story, the family bought a printer as part of their roughly $4,000 budget, and their middle son helped produce 3D-printed parts — including pieces for the electric fence insulators — learning real manufacturing skills in the middle of a Halloween project.
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