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Coolest thing I have seen in a long while

Started by Greg Shaffer, 07/13/2011 07:12PM
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Posted 07/13/2011 07:12PM Opening Post
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw
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Posted 07/16/2011 03:25AM #1
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Greg Shaffer said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw

That's great. Especially the 3D scanner.

Wonder how many hours mousing in CAD software was between the picture of scanning the tool, and the picture of printing the tool?

People have been developing 3D printers for so long, I'm surprised we haven't seen em in Best Buy years ago. But that one looks pretty slick.

About 1996 I was helping a guy developing an "alternate electronic music keyboard" idea and his first couple of prototypes used plastic parts 3D printed at one of the regional universities. Maybe it was Auburn but can't recall.

Back then his 3D printed parts were not very strong. The parts were good enough for mechanical fit testing and "simulated ergonomics", but they would break within a few minutes if you actually tried to play music on them. They didn't look very elegant either. Had a translucent "pearlescent" color and not a very smooth finish.

I've wanted a 3D printer for a long time.
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Posted 07/16/2011 03:39AM #2
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That was awesome. No telling where this technology could end up. I'm thinking maybe it could lead to a lot more stuff made in the USA and not China.

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