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25-07-2011, 07:07 PM
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Well not quite, but this is an amazing piece of gear
 http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/3dprinter.asp
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25-07-2011, 07:27 PM
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That is just amazing, and i would suspect that is just the beginning of this technology......
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25-07-2011, 07:49 PM
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saw this a few months ago the made a complete bike
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25-07-2011, 08:21 PM
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Peter Car
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How many rpm will a cardboard conrod handle?
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25-07-2011, 08:45 PM
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Rob
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that is seriously cool.
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25-07-2011, 08:47 PM
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I can see Chinese car makers adopting this technology...
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25-07-2011, 09:04 PM
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That is amazing, I've got a friend who is in his 70s and was heavily involved in our manufacturing industry all throughout his life.
I'm going to show him this tomorrow, he'll really like this. Thanks for that. Man, I hope this happens in the next 30 years. OH CRAP I LEFT MY $100 SNAPON SPANNER IN THAT CUSTOMERS CAR! No worries, I'll print out another I scanned earlier  Imagine the possibilities. |
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25-07-2011, 09:16 PM
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"If you lose your tool in space", shame they aren't going to space anymore. Well the Ruskies are I suppose.
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25-07-2011, 09:25 PM
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thats unreal, that could quite conceivably end the manufacturing industry.
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27-07-2011, 03:39 PM
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A similar technology is used for rapid prototyping, where intersecting lasers melt and reform a powder, layer by layer, like the printers in the video, until a whole object is made. It has also been used in the medical industry by surgeons who use MRI scans (or CAT scans, I don't really know which one) to build models of the parts they will be operating on so they can see it from all angles, and even practice delicate steps without cutting into the patient.
The deisgn and technology teachers at my school had a scale model of a patient's skull that had been used to help a surgical team. It was pretty amazing. The next step will be producing objects out of stronger and more useful materials (like making an exact copy of a tool out of metal). |
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27-07-2011, 05:44 PM
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Yeah, I've been watching this for a while. This is awesome stuff! I can picture Geelong as a manufacturing centre once more: thousands of individual CNC machines and 3D printers in separate independent small businesses creating inexpensive, high tolerance parts, machines, toys, what ever you wish. Ever cheaper, just like the old Model T. No labour costs. Let me at it!
It's the 2nd industrial revolution. China will no longer be the source of cheap goods, we will make them here again. http://www.makerbot.com/ http://www.pp3dp.com/ http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/content...3d-printer-kit http://www.advancedrobotic.com/?gcli...FYE1pAodJh_3pw http://www.thingiverse.com/ Hope those links help, for small home "hobby" versions that currently print in plastic. I wonder if anyone would like to see a 1:24 or 1:18 range of plastic model Aussie Fords? If you are into the Biante cars, just imagine the level of customisation that could be achieved? A couple of good CNC links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaVr8...feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKr1P...eature=related *heads out to the shed to print off an FG Station wagon body* 
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Psst, wanna make your own parts?
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