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Topic: 3D printer thefts in Chicago

I have a regular customer at work who works for the Glenview, Il (north suburb of Chicago) police department. While b.s.ing, I told him about my Solidoodle. He replied that 3 printers in the last 5 weeks were stolen in the city of Chicago. 2 were home hobbyists, 1 was a business. He didn't really have anymore information on it, but I would assume they haven't been caught.

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2 Reply by Claghorn

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Re: 3D printer thefts in Chicago

The thieves will be in for a big learning experience when they try to print guns with them :-).

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3 Reply by AZERATE

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Re: 3D printer thefts in Chicago

haha yeah. If that were to be their goal, I'd love to see their faces. Unless they stole mine...then I would REALLY like to see their faces. smile

Printit Mason and Printit Horizon printers
Multiple SD2s- Bulldog XL, E3D v5/v6/Lite6, Volcano, Hobb Goblin, Titan, .9 motor, Lawsy carriages, direct Y drive, fishing line...the list goes on
Filawinder and Filastruder #1870.....worth every penny!

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Re: 3D printer thefts in Chicago

"Darn... another defective unit.  Guys, we need to steal ANOTHER printer!  Hopefully this one will actually print those .stl files..."