![]() Topic awaiting preservation: 3D printing |
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Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers From: Germany |
![]() So who's played with 3d-printing yet? |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life |
![]() Not done anything 3D printing-wise myself TP but your post has had me reading quite a bit on the state of the process to-day. Such a wide scope of applications for this process it looks to be remarkable. |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: |
![]() I would probably burn one out in the first month. So many things in my head that I want to make, but I have also no real fabrication skills or real hardware. Even the ability to print custom gears would keep me busy for a very long time. |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers From: Germany |
![]() with the current 'fused deposit' generation, gravity is quite the bitch - basically, you can't print decent overhangs without some filler material that you remove later on. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Johnstown, PA |
![]() There's a guy in my town that does this, and he ended up working for Makerbot after he threw a Hackerspace together in our town. When I knew him at the Hackerspace, he was throwing together RepRap 3D printers, and building RepStraps and reviewing a book on how to build a Router (no not that kind of router). |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Johnstown, PA |
![]() warjournal, gravity is no problem so long as you have a printer with two heads on it and have some water disolvable material. |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: |
![]() It took me a minute, but I think I understand, Mask. One print head to print the actual object. Then other print head with water dissolveable to print the supports. Then soak. Yes? |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Johnstown, PA |
![]() That's right! But as far as I know there's only one 3D Printer that supports that right now, and that's the Makerbot Replicator which can print things as big as a loaf of bread! |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Florida |
![]() I was looking into making some glasses frames via Shapeways. Some annoying limitations ATM, but probably not too far from now it will be crazy simple. |