[TheForge] blacksmith in space Re: 3D printers

[terry l. ridder]

hello Peter;

not sure it counts but.

Series: Meg Langslow Mysteries
Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews

science fiction

The Crystal City by Orson Scott Card
The Hammer And The Cross by Harry Harrison
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Heartfire by Orson Scott Card
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
Fall of Angels by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
The Magic Engineer by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Forging the Darksword by Margaret Weis
The Anvil of Ice by Michael Scott Rohan
Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Black Blade Blues by J. A. Pitts
Honeyed Words by J. A. Pitts
Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
The Forge in the Forest by Michael Scott Rohan
The Flash Vol. 3: Crossfire by Geoff Johns
Silver's Edge by Anne Kelleher

On Fri, 8 May 2015, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:

> A 3D printer will forever a precise, fussy and fragile machine requiring precise feedstocks and clean power.
> it?ll be a wonderful tool when things are going well.
> A blacksmith with minimal tools can function under very rough conditions with old metal  scrap as feedstock,
> and still be working well after things have gone to hell.
> Both are desirable.
> Frosty, where is the blacksmith in space novel?
>

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terry l. ridder ><>