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I want a 3D Printer.
2007-06-03, 7:56 PM #1


Expensive.

I'd make my own mini town with those mini models and with bonsai trees.
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2007-06-03, 7:58 PM #2
Old news. I used one to create a small model when I was taking a Solidworks (an industrial design program) class.

I'm not surprised if many universities have a machine like this for years.
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2007-06-03, 8:20 PM #3
Yeah, they've had those for a while.
2007-06-03, 8:24 PM #4
It's like a more useless ******* child version of CNC.
2007-06-03, 8:45 PM #5
They're not useless. They're excellent for prototyping, among other things.

They are expensive, but one guy is making a version to sell to hobbyists for about $5,000. It would be a model maker's dream.

Apparently they even have ones that use metal vapor. :eek:
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2007-06-03, 9:24 PM #6
A guy at work showed me this.

http://www.reprap.org
2007-06-03, 9:24 PM #7
I have some relative who is a jeweler, uses 3d models quite a bit. They had the machine there and everything. I had them print a 3d protein model as well, was pretty cool beans to see where the cofactors went, just to hold it in your hands.
2007-06-04, 8:50 AM #8
I saw someone print out the pistol from halo with this once.
It was life size too. Really stinkin' cool.
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2007-06-04, 9:11 AM #9
Meesa make 3d women :downswords:

2007-06-04, 10:33 AM #10
I watched that same video with my sculpture teacher the other day, we were shopping for these for the sculpture studio.
2007-06-04, 11:38 AM #11
Originally posted by Rob:
It's like a more useless ******* child version of CNC.


No cus CNC makes stuff that you can really use.
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2007-06-04, 11:49 AM #12
CNC drives our steel fab equipment, and it controls the rolling mills at the place I used to work.
2007-06-04, 1:33 PM #13
CNC just means computer numeric control.


This uses some ******* form of CNC too.
2007-06-04, 2:27 PM #14
Having actually watched the video, I can confirm that those models in blue showing internal stresses were very nifty indeed. Completely redundant, but very very pretty.
2007-06-04, 2:53 PM #15
So, how far are we from the star trek replicator then?
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2007-06-04, 2:56 PM #16
Originally posted by Isuwen:
So, how far are we from the star trek replicator then?


Well, it still can't quite create any reasonable object in any combination of materials in just a matter of seconds. It's a good step though!
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