has any one thaught about making a home made 3d printer kit such as a reprap?
it looks like a quite cool project and it is quite cheap.
http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Re: 3d printer
Very cool
Next step is a Star Trek replicator machine? It doesn't seem so impossible now, not like it did in the 1960's
Next step is a Star Trek replicator machine? It doesn't seem so impossible now, not like it did in the 1960's
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Re: 3d printer
P.J., I have questions regarding 3D printers. What are the end products actually made of?. And what in the printer actually makes this material. Real interested since hearing of the "Glock Pistols" being made on 3D printers that while they are working, have a habit of exploding in the operator's hands.
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Mostly plastics:
http://www.stratasys.com/materials
but apparently metal is possible as well:
http://www.geek.com/news/forget-plastic ... e-1561532/
http://www.stratasys.com/materials
but apparently metal is possible as well:
http://www.geek.com/news/forget-plastic ... e-1561532/
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Re: 3d printer
there was a guy on tv that is making a replica james bond car out of small bits glued together made on a printer and then he will make a fiberglass mold of the car afterwards and slap it space frame.
it was going to cost a fraction of the real thing, things come to mind like a deloerian after I saw that.
most do plastic there are metal models and ones that use paper
it was going to cost a fraction of the real thing, things come to mind like a deloerian after I saw that.
most do plastic there are metal models and ones that use paper
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See there lays what I could not understand, where is all the raw product that makes the finished product actually stored?. Like to make the Bond Car, you would need a tank of raw material at least the size of the car itself because as magical as the 3D printers is, it cannot make matter appear from thin air.
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Re: 3d printer
yep when the CNC machine is doneprofessor_jonny wrote:has any one thaught about making a home made 3d printer kit such as a reprap?
It comes from a big spool of filament , like so.xman wrote:See there lays what I could not understand, where is all the raw product that makes the finished product actually stored?. Like to make the Bond Car, you would need a tank of raw material at least the size of the car itself because as magical as the 3D printers is, it cannot make matter appear from thin air.
Well in the case of the affordable ones anyway.
More expensive ones use a kind of liquid resin that is cured with ultra violet light.
And I believe the ones that print in metal use a power that is fused together with a laser.
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Re: 3d printer
you could just attach the print head to your cnc two for the price of one ?asbo wrote:yep when the CNC machine is doneprofessor_jonny wrote:has any one thaught about making a home made 3d printer kit such as a reprap?
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I was vaguely thinking that, but I've not planned for it. I think it would need some sort of cover or quick removal mechanism to stop it getting full of dust and chips.professor_jonny wrote:you could just attach the print head to your cnc two for the price of one ?asbo wrote:yep when the CNC machine is doneprofessor_jonny wrote:has any one thaught about making a home made 3d printer kit such as a reprap?
ah I like thinking about these things, but its utterly depressing not being able to physically do them. Soon I hope
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Re: 3d printer
“...where is all the raw product that makes the finished product actually stored?” - It is placed in a spool of filament like this: http://www.3d2print.net/shop/filament/abs-filament/.
You have to take note that this spool of filament must be sealed and stored in room temperature, away from moisture.
You have to take note that this spool of filament must be sealed and stored in room temperature, away from moisture.
Re: 3d printer
I got the Simple KIT which came unassembled. It took me about 2 hours to assemble all the parts. I personally made an espresso cup using this http://www.3d2print.net/shop/product/ta ... ase-clear/ and it only took me less than an hour to 3D print one. Cool, right?