3D Printing - Now moved into metal work

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I recall the original design was promoted for manufacturing plastic pasts in a hurry, and deemed invaluable in the space industry) but this development takes it one stage further

[video=youtube;i6Px6RSL9Ac]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Px6RSL9Ac&feature=related[/video]
 
....better start saving up then...
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Nice .....
VS
 
Here's the original plastics version (Objet)

[video=youtube;WmDz7Q9_h6c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmDz7Q9_h6c[/video]

Some of the comments below are noteworty of the *ahem* after-hours desirability of owning such a machine.
 
And the home-made variety.

[video=youtube;snOErpOP5Xk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snOErpOP5Xk[/video]
 
And the live tissue variety

[video=youtube;uaRXzlZ9Dyk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaRXzlZ9Dyk&feature=related[/video]

In greater detail (7.20 onwards)

[video=youtube;9RMx31GnNXY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMx31GnNXY&feature=related[/video]
 
It'd be fun to be able to print out models and props rather than have to pay out the backside for off-the-shelf model kits, all I can think of is printing out starship models, star trek props like tricorders and phasers, and maybe even some custom telephone shells for vintage phones... :D
 
2cvbloke said:
It'd be fun to be able to print out models and props rather than have to pay out the backside for off-the-shelf model kits, all I can think of is printing out starship models, star trek props like tricorders and phasers, and maybe even some custom telephone shells for vintage phones... :D
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Cmon, near perfect clones of whatever you might desire........

I thought this was one of the better demonstrations of what they can do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGg3fdqLj4
 
Channel Hopper said:
Cmon, near perfect clones of whatever you might desire........
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Ah, yes: Bombon Crocante. Delicious.
 
Channel Hopper said:
Cmon, near perfect clones of whatever you might desire........
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Are the printers big enough to print out a whole Citroen 2CV? :lol:
 
2cvbloke said:
It'd be fun to be able to print out models and props rather than have to pay out the backside for off-the-shelf model kits, all I can think of is printing out starship models, star trek props like tricorders and phasers, and maybe even some custom telephone shells for vintage phones... :D
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Limited fantasy?
 
But a 2CV doesn't have a dashboard, it has a small tin plate with a speedo and a couple of switches... :lol:
 
You could always make dashboards for others and use the cash to buy a 2CV.
 
Channel Hopper said:
You could always make dashboards for others and use the cash to buy a 2CV.
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True, I'd have to save up for the 3D printer first though... :lol:
 
skomedal said:
Limited fantasy?
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2cvbloke said:
It'd be fun to be able to print out models and props rather than have to pay out the backside for off-the-shelf model kits, .. :D
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The printer's cheap but wait until you see the price of the ink!!!
 
2cvbloke said:
True, I'd have to save up for the 3D printer first though... :lol:
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But once you have you could make another one with it........
 
pgh13 said:
The printer's cheap but wait until you see the price of the ink!!!
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Is it made by HP by any chance? They always overcharge for such tiny amounts of ink, so much so that it's made printer ink more expensive per gram than gold.... :-nuts
 
HP?

That's Brown Sauce, innit?
 
That or you've been pouring Hewlett Packard deskjet ink on your chips... :-rofl2
 
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