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StuNVA
28-02-2009, 06:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc
Large
28-02-2009, 07:04 PM
Fuck yeah

Ben...? Pete...?
Tony OW31
28-02-2009, 07:45 PM
Not a bad price, I'm going to the states to see a demo later in the year, will probably come back with one in the hand luggage[}:)]
opindown
28-02-2009, 08:48 PM
thats very cool. technology, gotta luv it
Fish
01-03-2009, 07:52 PM
Freakin awesome!!
WATEVR
01-03-2009, 11:08 PM
that is a bloody amazing machine, the reader was impressive but the printer!! casts moving parts already assembled fuck me.
Seifer
02-03-2009, 02:35 PM
Far out, I want one, that printer is freakin amazing. Now sure the scanner is cheap but what does a printer like that cost? Does it do metal aswell or just plastic?
BANDITROD
02-03-2009, 03:02 PM
thats wicked ...but what about copyright laws and all that shit i mean you can copy anything with the machine but if you get caught ....what would happen .......it still fuckin rocks though dont get me wrong i am asking not telling
Cruisecontrol
02-03-2009, 04:03 PM
Reverse engineering at its easiest. Awesome.
02-03-2009, 06:30 PM
I'll have one too
sen
03-03-2009, 06:33 PM
That printer is bloody amazing.. someone needs to seriously get one locally.. the opportunities are insane as to what you could do with that thing..
zx12argh
04-03-2009, 01:12 PM
I can't see the video but by the gist of the comments I guess you guys are talking rapid prototypes.

Theres a few different types but the two most common are FDM and SLS
FDM Fused Deposit Modelling - comes out brittle and crappy but cheap. You can get one for about 20k
SLS, selective laser sintering is much better tho about 40k last time i checked. A laser heats individual components and binds them together. You can get carbon fused parts that have the same strengh as injected nylon. Even better are ceramic versions... There is a mod in sydney doing turbo protyping work that can print out a model and run it on an engine for testing.
I'd hate to think how much that bastard would cost.

We use a fair bit of it here at my work but I can't convince them to buy our own machine. Tight arses. I'd use it to make my own custom headlight masks and other such groovey shit.

Fuck i hope I haven't completely missed the point of this thread.
BANDITROD
04-03-2009, 04:59 PM
how come you cant see the vid pete is all that wanking affecting your vision again mate ;)
Weaselman
04-03-2009, 05:17 PM
un freakin beleavable
zx12argh
05-03-2009, 12:22 PM
quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

how come you cant see the vid pete is all that wanking affecting your vision again mate ;)


I think it has something more to do with the photo of you having your arse molested mate. Scarred for life...

Work blocks utube - its so unfair that I cut myself and wrote some really dark poetry about it.
RC36
05-03-2009, 04:02 PM
Dam thats sweet as!!!!,

I seen a very home make one some time ago, takes a bit to set up and is not as fast as that shop one. All you need is a good line level laser and a web camear with a good computer. But after a bit of time you could send it off to a CNC shop for the work.


So if your a bit of a techy nerd have a look at the link.

http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan
latheboy
05-03-2009, 04:38 PM
I've had a couple of parts done in a printer before ... Al. and SS .. wicked and has the strenght of solid whatever material you use..
BANDITROD
05-03-2009, 05:26 PM
quote:Originally posted by zx12argh


quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

how come you cant see the vid pete is all that wanking affecting your vision again mate ;)


I think it has something more to do with the photo of you having your arse molested mate. Scarred for life...

Work blocks utube - its so unfair that I cut myself and wrote some really dark poetry about it.
bwahahahahahahahahaha
zx12argh
05-03-2009, 05:52 PM
Just saw the vid and Jay Leno has a massive head. Yupp that stuff is cool.

I'm using metal injection molding at work - that shit is amazing. Its like plastic injection molding but the plastic contains metal particles. You design the mold to produce the part about 1/3 to 1/2 bigger. After you've molded the part most of the plastic is dissolved out and they then chuck it in an oven at 1100 deg for 3 days. The part acts like a shrinky dink and solidifies at the correct size. Fucking awesome stuff.
rotamonkey
09-05-2009, 06:06 PM
damn... I want one
10-05-2009, 06:59 PM
Pixar, Moto GP / F1, Nerds and manufacturing. What synergy!
The possibilities would be endless. Imagine in the not too distant future that you are browsing through your favourite forum / porn site and think "Jeebus I wouldn't mind another bourbon / beer / banana daiquiri". Simple. Just scan your empty, use the "Fill" tool and TA DA!
Loz
11-05-2009, 06:05 PM
The printing machine reminds me of a tool my girlfriend's uncle is looking at buying and setting up in Oz somewhere - an electron beam melting machine. It can make any 3D shape in titanium or a few other materials. He'd be mainly using it to create facial bone reconstruction plates, dental implants and custom teeth, because he's a maxillofacial guy... Amazing bloke, amazing technology, read about it here:
http://www.gizmag.com/ninian-peckitt-engineering-assisted-surgery-facial-reconstruction/10953/