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  • pmwasson
    Maker
    • Sep 12, 2007
    • 4865
    #1

    3D printer

    I may soon have access to a 3D printer!

    I'm so excited thinking about the possibilities! It will be like the Star Trek Replicator.
    Last edited by pmwasson; Jul 17, '09, 10:40 PM. Reason: typo
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    • 60'schild
      Silver Haired Silver Ager
      • Mar 27, 2009
      • 0
      #2
      OOOh... opens up all sorts of possibilities for even more "complex" products... and speedy prototyping....

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing

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        • sprytel
          Talkative Member
          • Jun 26, 2009
          • 6545
          #3
          To quote my good friend, the Joker...

          "Where does he get those wonderful toys?"

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            • pmwasson
              Maker
              • Sep 12, 2007
              • 4865
              #4
              Originally posted by sprytel
              To quote my good friend, the Joker...

              "Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
              Here -> Portland TechShop
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                • SlipperyLilSuckers
                  MeGoing
                  • May 14, 2003
                  • 9031
                  #5
                  I saw a program about these, and the possibilities seem very exciting.

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                    • Meule
                      Verbose Member
                      • Nov 14, 2004
                      • 28720
                      #6
                      Now that's pretty exciting indeed, the possibilities are endless
                      "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                        • The Bat
                          Batman Fanatic
                          • Jul 14, 2002
                          • 13412
                          #7
                          Really COOL! I want one!
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                            • megocrazy
                              Museum Trouble Maker
                              • Feb 18, 2007
                              • 3718
                              #8
                              They are OK for prototyping but not for producing. They are very brittle and break easily from the stuff I've seen. Very cool concept that I'm sure will improve over time, just still in it's infancy at this point.
                              It's not a doll it's an action figure.

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                                • sprytel
                                  Talkative Member
                                  • Jun 26, 2009
                                  • 6545
                                  #9
                                  That place looks amazing! Wish I had one near me...

                                  As far as the 3D printer producing fragile results... are they sturdy enough to use to make a mold?

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                                    • megocrazy
                                      Museum Trouble Maker
                                      • Feb 18, 2007
                                      • 3718
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by sprytel
                                      That place looks amazing! Wish I had one near me...

                                      As far as the 3D printer producing fragile results... are they sturdy enough to use to make a mold?
                                      Molds would come after a negative was made of the original. A3D "print" would be more for seeing what the finished product would look like. I don't know if a 3D piece is detailed enough for a casting.
                                      It's not a doll it's an action figure.

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                                        • pmwasson
                                          Maker
                                          • Sep 12, 2007
                                          • 4865
                                          #11
                                          I saw a piece the printer produced and it was pretty sturdy. Maybe the technology has improved. It did have a tiny honeycomb texture.

                                          Its the same printer has in this Jay Leno video.
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                                            • 60'schild
                                              Silver Haired Silver Ager
                                              • Mar 27, 2009
                                              • 0
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by pmwasson
                                              I saw a piece the printer produced and it was pretty sturdy. Maybe the technology has improved....
                                              At the pace that technology in general is advancing, I am not surprised.

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                                                • vulcan2074
                                                  Live Long and Prosper
                                                  • Mar 23, 2008
                                                  • 7811
                                                  #13
                                                  Thats really Cool. Technology rules
                                                  Sammy

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                                                    • Captain
                                                      Fighting the good fight!
                                                      • Jun 17, 2001
                                                      • 6031
                                                      #14
                                                      That is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I still cannot believe it "assembles" the devices (like the crescent wrench and planetary assembly) as it builds them. Just freaking incredible!!

                                                      I shudder to think what a device like this can do in the hands of a Mego customizer!!??


                                                      (And how cool is Jay Leno? Real honest to goodness, grease up to the elbows car guy with a fortune at his dosposal!)
                                                      "Crayons taste like purple!"

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