Hi
I could use one of these printers
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
3D printer
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Col, might see if they can copy the bird next door. 😀
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·
I remember seeing some of the early versions of these about 10 years ago, where they "squirted" resin out in 3 dimensions kind of like an inkjet printer does.... the technology has obviously come a long way.
Would be interesting to know just how strong that wrench is !!!
Would be interesting to know just how strong that wrench is !!!
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ryana89 Officially Full-On Dubber
315 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·
Wonder if that mean's that there will come a day were you could simply "reprint" say engine parts.
Differant powders and resins could be play'd around with.....
Differant powders and resins could be play'd around with.....
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They had them on display at the manufacturing expo in the Brisbane convention centre.
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The idea is, they print out a 3d component out of a resin, such that you can use that resin component as a blank for a mould.
You put hte moulding material around this blank (dunno technical name :S), either sand or wateva, and when you pour in molten metal or wateva it dissolves into a gas and dissipates, allowing the metal to take the shape of what the blank was.
THey gave out these awesome printed helical screws as examples, i will try to find it.
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The idea is, they print out a 3d component out of a resin, such that you can use that resin component as a blank for a mould.
You put hte moulding material around this blank (dunno technical name :S), either sand or wateva, and when you pour in molten metal or wateva it dissolves into a gas and dissipates, allowing the metal to take the shape of what the blank was.
THey gave out these awesome printed helical screws as examples, i will try to find it.
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BiX Veteran Volks Folk
2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
I have heard allot motorsport teams and other R&D based industries are using them. They initially use them to make parts for trial fitting or the wind tunnel, then if required to be built use them as a mould like Chris said.
that being said for low strength items (anything from vases, cahirs to car door handles) they could be a chepaer way to do low volume runs.
that being said for low strength items (anything from vases, cahirs to car door handles) they could be a chepaer way to do low volume runs.
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driftdaddy Casual Dubber
26 posts · joined Apr 2011 ·
We've got one at work......very handy and speeds up R&D time considerably. The parts produced are definately no good for structural purposes, but for fit and function it's perfect and a great alernative to wasting $1000's on incorrect tooling. Ours was around $3k from memory, can get details of models/prices if anyone's keen.
Herbie 53 Bugs are not nearly enough
764 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
My friend has one of these printers www.zmodel.com.au we make some awesome stuff on it.
You can definitely use it to make casting patterns for engine parts, the finshed product is as hard as Acrylic sheet.
You can definitely use it to make casting patterns for engine parts, the finshed product is as hard as Acrylic sheet.
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ttriebler Officially Full-On Dubber
321 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·
You guys that have access to one of these printers - can you help me out? I am doing some prototyping and the quote to make prototype parts is astoundingly expensive. If I could make a test part on a printer and just fit it up to see how well it fits I would save a motza and get things done heaps faster. I have the 3D cad files ready to go.
Can anyone help a brother out? Happy to what it costs - it sure would be cheaper than steel.
Can anyone help a brother out? Happy to what it costs - it sure would be cheaper than steel.
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