3D Printing

A quick look inside an Objet 3D printer.

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[iToasterman]

one flaw with this machine.

Price. Gluck diy hobiests getting your own ;) its amazing but they need a lower end model for the DIY hobiest

[jezzwalton]

@iToasterman

I guess with everything these days you get what you pay for. This machine produces the very finest of detail and surface finish. Parts that look injection moulded. As for owning your own machine, you will get very tied, very quick of inaccuracy and none functionality of the parts it produces (but I understand the novelty value).

Use a Bureau, Print and walk away. Get a custom made one off functional, Manufacture part within 24 hours, for very little cost. We think this is amazing!

[handymandan100]

I saw one the other day "printed" with starch of two poly-hexagonal spheres, (TWO!) printed within a domed housing, that spun free of each other and the domed housing that held/housed them. It blew my mind. I imagine a lot of planning went into making this "toy" or gadget or tchochke or widget or whatever you wanna call it. I wish I had one myself.

[jezzwalton]

@handymandan100

If you can get access to a C.A.D system, why not have a go, design something better than this for yourself; We reckon you can!

Have fun  Slice3D.

[lindaleparkrolo]

Can you put in automotive parts and have them 3d printed to the exact tolerance from the inside outside? Let's say I wanted to mock up an engine is it possible? Can your machine create an exact replica of a cylinder head?

[jezzwalton]

@lindaleparkrolo It is possible. With poly-jet printing to hold fine tolerances.

If you are thinking of designing an engine, you may want to scale the size down as costs can spiral the more resin you use. We are not sure how detailed you want your model to be, i.e Bearings, O-rings e.t.c. All this is possible to print. Things to remember allow 0.25mm clearance if you want apart to rotate around another. The same applies when printing a bearing. allow access for cleaning, no closed cavity's.

[cognoscenti2011]

SO COULD YOU MASS PRODUCE WEAPONS LIKE THIS?

Every great technology gets turned into a means of killing our fellow humans.

[jezzwalton]

They do! But the point is this, Imagine this was the first pair of scissors and you were the inventor your able to demonstrate you product in its physical form to potential investors for very little cost and in a very short time. I think that's very cool!

[iToasterman]

@jezzwalton I rather have my own printer so i can print within a hour :|

[handymandan100]

@cognoscenti2011 sad... but true! In every society also there are the idealists who share this technology for the benefit of other humans as well and in an open-source manner, like in this one right here! (You Tube) But yes, you are right, greed enters as does man's desire to dominate man and the whole thing runs afoul. Truly regrettable. God bless the free thinkers!

[Guesswhokk]

@handymandan100

Due to manufacturing processes, it is usually difficult to mass produce a "single part" with very complex geometries. Where as 3D printing machine can literally print from the grounds up so any shapes and forms is possible.  But be aware of the high cost of material and also there maybe issues if the part used as a assembly.

[jezzwalton]

@cognoscenti2011

Yes! your right, it is a great technology, but not one that would be used to mass produce weapons; Hearing aids maybe! first off prototypes e.t.c, this technology enables you to get your design and ideas turned into reality, something you can hold test and demonstrate with a relatively small amount of investment. Who knows in the future maybe food on demand, human body parts, tools on demand. plenty of great uses to help our fellow humans.

Many thanks Slice3D.