Machining made easy
11-20-2009, 05:32 PM
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Machining made easy
This is some really cool technology. I'm amazed at how this works. You can make a fully functional plastic engine with moving parts from a simple 3D scan and you don't even have to assemble anything. When I am rich, I will buy this setup for my garage and offer parts at a discount. I will need something to do to keep myself occupied. 
From those plastic models, you can use a CNC to make a metal part from them. I will also have one of those in my shop for rent...
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It's really actually quite affordable too. Printer is around $30,000 and the scanner is $3,000. So for the price or a decent new car, you can be making plastic car parts in no time!
From those plastic models, you can use a CNC to make a metal part from them. I will also have one of those in my shop for rent...
Jay Leno - 3D Printer Replaces Rusty Old Parts
It's really actually quite affordable too. Printer is around $30,000 and the scanner is $3,000. So for the price or a decent new car, you can be making plastic car parts in no time!
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11-20-2009, 05:41 PM
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Yah that 3D plastic "printing" technology has been around for a little while now, its pretty simple to do when you think about it, Im sure youll start seeing them in high end shops pretty soon, a lot of universitys have them already
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11-20-2009, 05:48 PM
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I had seen it somewhere before, but I was surprised that they were affordable enough that people are making car parts and things like that with them. Last I saw the technology it was still probably super expensive and brand new. I also didn't know about that soluble support thing. That is what amazes me the most. I would be doing so much stupid **** with that thing.
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11-21-2009, 11:56 AM
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Ya I went to school with a guy who had one of those, it was pretty cool to watch it work. I think I even have some of the little things he made laying around some were.
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11-21-2009, 01:27 PM
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OMG, did he try to measure the ID of the tube in the beginning with the OD tongs of the calipers? 
We have a Fadal machine at work, cute little worthless thing...And we could have made his Dosenberg (sp) gear no problem. I might actually email him, crazy that he thinks all gears are made in China...
We have a Fadal machine at work, cute little worthless thing...And we could have made his Dosenberg (sp) gear no problem. I might actually email him, crazy that he thinks all gears are made in China...
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11-21-2009, 10:40 PM
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Yeah, the process it usually called rapid prototypeing. We made the FSAE car's intake this way last year.
We also used a laser arm scanner to scan the whole 600rr engine into solidworks, it was sick.
We also used a laser arm scanner to scan the whole 600rr engine into solidworks, it was sick.
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11-22-2009, 06:46 AM
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My fathers school has one of those 3D printer and its brilliant but its £80 for an iPod holder sized thing because the printing filament is ridiculous here. Might suggest that 3D scanner though as it could help me 
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