[olug] [OT] The 3D PRINTER

[aric at omahax.com]

....No but I think it could be done with laser sintering.

Like they said in the video I think are using an inkjet like pint head
with the amine (the stuff that hardens epoxy resins).  This seems like a
better solution than the makerbot solution of basically putting a can of
cheese whiz on an X Y.

> The makerbot one doesn't do support material and is only 100mm x 100mm x
> 130mm.
>
> 3D printers seem to have doubled in cost over that last few years.
> I was looking at the Dimension uPrint a few years ago and I think it
> doubled in price since then.
>
> I liked the idea of water soluble support material.
> .....but the powder is way cool.
>
> It is like laser sintering but with plastic instead of titanium powder.
> hmmmmm I bet they are simply using laser sintering.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_sintering
>
>
>
>> The UP! 3D printer looked like a piece of junk.
>> ...and the makerbot kit is not very expensive....
>>
>> I like the video http://store.makerbot.com/makerbot-thing-o-matic.html
>>
>>> the open-source 3D printer:
>>> makerbot.com
>>> On Jul 9, 2011 5:07 PM, "Kevin D. Snodgrass" <kdsnodgrass at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wow.....
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