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Tris - 31/3/11 at 02:13 PM

Got sent this vid today and thought i would share - totally amazing what that printer can do (if only it could print in metal !)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOEbZ98J1Ks

Cheers
Tris

Mr Whippy - 31/3/11 at 03:19 PM

just a thought, with a smaller nozzel it would be a super thing for making wedding cake icing...

koiking125 - 31/3/11 at 03:27 PM

(if only it could print in metal !)

They can, formular 1 have had it for a while, search for (sintered metal parts) we get a leaflet come through at work.

Mr Whippy - 31/3/11 at 03:37 PM

so kicks ass this...

you tube linky

iti_uk - 31/3/11 at 04:23 PM

Almost as good as this.

[Edited on 31/3/2011 by iti_uk]

mcerd1 - 31/3/11 at 05:45 PM

I always like the (relative) simplicity of the paper based ones like this: linky - cheap and chearful

[Edited on 31/3/2011 by mcerd1]

Confused but excited. - 31/3/11 at 06:36 PM

What a phenominal amount of waste paper. Rather the opposite of the metal deposition equipment.
It would appear that the replicator has turned up 400 years early.
Ya boo sucks to Chief O'Brian then.

Mr Whippy - 31/3/11 at 08:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
It would appear that the replicator has turned up 400 years early.
Ya boo sucks to Chief O'Brian then.


Yeah I first came across rapid prototyping at Dundee University about 7 years ago, they had a wax and plastic printing machine and I used it to make very complex plastic cutting blades for a display model of an oil tool I was tasked to make. It saved so much time on my part and the parts where strong enough to make the model fully functional, I think it’s one of the main reasons we won the funding too. Tbh I was at a total loss before hand on how to even make the parts Even then they were making amazing honeycomb parts and it’s the ability to make hollow structures that really makes this process stand out. I can see in the future whole plane wings & fuselages being made this way with no seams or joins, even the fuel tanks and pipes built into the structure, amazing.

blakep82 - 31/3/11 at 09:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
It would appear that the replicator has turned up 400 years early.
Ya boo sucks to Chief O'Brian then.


Yeah I first came across rapid prototyping at Dundee University about 7 years ago, they had a wax and plastic printing machine and I used it to make very complex plastic cutting blades for a display model of an oil tool I was tasked to make. It saved so much time on my part and the parts where strong enough to make the model fully functional, I think it’s one of the main reasons we won the funding too. Tbh I was at a total loss before hand on how to even make the parts Even then they were making amazing honeycomb parts and it’s the ability to make hollow structures that really makes this process stand out. I can see in the future whole plane wings & fuselages being made this way with no seams or joins, even the fuel tanks and pipes built into the structure, amazing.


that and long haul space flights
was on the news earlier, virgin galactic reckon they'll start 5 minute space fligths in the next year or two, cost about $125k i think they said. but if it works, more people will do it, prices come down blah blah blah, but then the mention of getting into orbit, and flying to Oz in a few hours won't need any fuel while in orbit either i'd guess. its like all of a sudden the future's almost here lol not quite the 2015 they predicted in tomorrows world, or back to the future 2, but not bad!