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Post by skywalker on May 21, 2013 13:26:55 GMT -6
I think the feds are gonna have their hands full trying to regulate this. There's no way they can unless they ban 3-D printers and then people would start buying and selling those on the black market. It seems like illegal guns will soon be just a readily available as illegal drugs. You'll be able to get one on any street corner or kindergarten class. I wouldn't want to shoot one of those crazy things. I wouldn't trust that thing to fire a bb.
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Post by skywalker on May 21, 2013 13:39:49 GMT -6
I really don't know what I would do with one of them. There aren't many things that I use that are made out of plastic. I actually prefer things to be made out of metal or wood. I'm kind of old fashioned that way, possibly because I read a lot of history and I like antique type things.
I can see how these machines would be very useful to a lot of people though, especially if they were manufacturing products for sale. I'm sure other people can also find many uses for them.
I think in the movie Jurassic Park 3 they showed what I believe was a 3D printer that they used to make a replica of the inner skull of a velociraptor. I don't know if they can do that in real life or not. It would be cool if they could. They would have to be able to scan the thing into the computer though.
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Post by auntym on May 21, 2013 14:09:07 GMT -6
i'll wait until they perfect it... i want one like you see in the 'star trek' series... ... you just request what you want and 'poof' there it is... a perfect copy ...
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Post by CitizenK on May 21, 2013 23:22:41 GMT -6
ha ha reminds me of the Jetsons microwave Aunty M! They always had whatever they wanted to eat! too cool
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Post by auntym on May 22, 2013 12:27:48 GMT -6
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Post by lois on May 22, 2013 19:23:31 GMT -6
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Post by CitizenK on May 22, 2013 19:32:32 GMT -6
See, ask and you shall receive lol!!! These printers are gonna change the world as we know it! I just hope the foods produced aren't going to be like the GMO's or worse for us! Healthy foods are what we need, I know people know that I just hope they keep it in mind when doing this.
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Post by plutronus on May 23, 2013 1:10:52 GMT -6
See, ask and you shall receive lol!!! These printers are gonna change the world as we know it! I just hope the foods produced aren't going to be like the GMO's or worse for us! Healthy foods are what we need, I know people know that I just hope they keep it in mind when doing this. Hmmm...yummy...I'm looking forward to a tastey AR15, maybe those crack hysterical knee-jerk American FBI will ban that also?
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Post by CitizenK on May 23, 2013 13:35:15 GMT -6
lol oh calm down...they won't ban artificially created foods you silly!
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Post by auntym on May 25, 2013 14:22:18 GMT -6
www.space.com/20658-3d-printer-international-space-station-2014.html?cmpid=514648 3D Printer Launching to Space Station in 2014[/color] by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Date: 24 May 2013 A 3D printer is slated to arrive at the International Space Station next year, where it will crank out the first parts ever manufactured off planet Earth. The company Made in Space is partnering with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on the 3D Printing in Zero G Experiment (or 3D Print for short), which aims to jump-start an off-planet manufacturing capability that could aid humanity's push out into the solar system. "The 3D Print experiment with NASA is a step towards the future. The ability to 3D-print parts and tools on demand greatly increases the reliability and safety of space missions while also dropping the cost by orders of magnitude," Made in Space CEO Aaron Kemmer said in a statement. [10 Amazing 3D-Printed Objects] www.technewsdaily.com/5242-incredible-3d-printed-products.html"The first printers will start by building test coupons, and will then build a broad range of parts, such as tools and science equipment," he added. The 3D printer is slated to blast off in August 2014, tagging along with a cargo mission private spaceflight company SpaceX is launching to the orbiting lab for NASA. The device will build objects layer by layer out of polymers and other materials, using a technique called extrusion additive manufacturing. The blueprints for these objects will be pre-loaded onto a computer bound for the orbiting lab or uplinked from Earth, Made in Space officials said. Advocates say 3D printing can help make living in space easier and cheaper. For example, more than 30 percent of the spare parts currently aboard the International Space Station can be manufactured by Made in Space's machine, company co-founder and chief technologist Jason Dunn told NASA chief Charles Bolden and congressman Mike Honda (D-Calif.) during a presentation today (May 24) at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. "3D printing is an exciting technology," Niki Werkheiser, 3D Print project manager at NASA Marshall’s Technology Development and Transfer Office, said in a statement. "It will allow us to live and work in space with the same efficiency and productivity that we do on Earth, with the ultimate objective being to eliminate reliance on materials and parts launched from the ground." While off-Earth manufacturing will get its start at the International Space Station, NASA officials say the technology's potential goes beyond low-Earth orbit. Werkheiser described 3D printing as "absolutely a critical enabler for NASA’s exploration missions." CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/20658-3d-printer-international-space-station-2014.html?cmpid=514648[/color]
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Post by auntym on May 25, 2013 14:30:45 GMT -6
www.space.com/21308-3d-printing-nasa-space-food.html?cmpid=514648 How 3D Printers Could Reinvent NASA Space Foodby Megan Gannon, News Editor Date: 24 May 2013 A NASA-funded project that aims to transform a 3D printer into a space kitchen could one day reinvent how astronauts eat in the final frontier. NASA officials confirmed this week that the space agency awarded $125,000 to the Austin, Texas-based company Systems and Materials Research Consultancy (SMRC) to study how to make nutritious and efficient space food with a 3D-printer during long space missions. The project made headlines this week largely because of the first item on the menu: a 3D-printed space pizza. www.space.com/21250-nasa-3d-food-printer-pizza.htmlFuture astronauts on deep-space mission will face a host of health and sustenance challenges. A roundtrip from Earth to Mars, for instance, could last several years and require thousands of meals for an astronaut crew. "The current food system wouldn't meet the nutritional needs and five-year shelf life required for a mission to Mars or other long duration missions," NASA officials said in a statement. "Because refrigeration and freezing require significant spacecraft resources, current NASA provisions consist solely of individually prepackaged shelf stable foods, processed with technologies that degrade the micronutrients in the foods." NASA officials said SMRC will explore whether a 3D-printed food system will be able to provide nutrient stability and a wide variety of foods from shelf stable ingredients, while minimizing waste and saving time for space crews. CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/21308-3d-printing-nasa-space-food.html?cmpid=514648[/color]
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Post by skywalker on May 26, 2013 6:19:10 GMT -6
Here is a video made by the New South Wales police department that shows how those 3D guns can explode when fired. www.liveleak.com/view?i=0e6_1369399875Doesn't look like something you would want to hold in your hand. Of course the people doing the test very easily could have helped to make the gun explode too. Since they can't control the manufacture and sale of these 3D things they might instead be trying to scare people into not buying one. They might have used a very weak type of plastic or used a bullet that had a high-powered load. I'm sure that if people are intelligent enough to come up with the idea to build plastic guns with 3D printers they will figure out how to overcome those problems. Of course that's not going to stop people from blowing themselves up in the meantime. I still wouldn't want to shoot one of the crazy things.
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Post by auntym on May 28, 2013 11:53:16 GMT -6
www.space.com/21313-nasa-3d-printing-space-exploration.html?cmpid=5146483D Printing Could Aid Deep-Space Exploration, NASA Chief Saysby Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Date: 27 May 2013 MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Technological advances are bringing down the cost of space research and exploration, with 3D printing poised to provide a transformative leap, NASA chief Charles Bolden says. During a tour of the space agency's Ames Research Center here Friday (May 24), Bolden lauded the scientific potential of PhoneSats, tiny and inexpensive spacecraft based on off-the-shelf smartphones. And he singled out 3D printing as a promising key enabler of humanity's push out into the solar system. "As NASA ventures further into space, whether redirecting an asteroid or sending humans to Mars, we'll need transformative technology to reduce cargo weight and volume," Bolden said. "In the future, perhaps astronauts will be able to print the tools or components they need while in space." [10 Amazing 3D-Printed Objects] www.technewsdaily.com/5242-incredible-3d-printed-products.html The future of spaceflight? As proof that satellites don't have to be huge and expensive to observe our planet, Bolden pointed to the success of the Ames-led PhoneSat demonstration mission, which launched three modified Google Nexus One smartphones into orbit last month. The three cubesats — known as Alexander, Graham and Bell — lifted off April 21 on the maiden flight of the private Antares rocket, which the Virginia-based firm Orbital Sciences Corp. will use to blast unmanned cargo missions toward the International Space Station for NASA. All three PhoneSats operated normally until re-entering the atmosphere as expected on April 27, with two of them even beaming down pictures of Earth from space. "This is off-the-shelf technology used to do what would normally be called Earth science, looking back at Earth and giving us that capability for a very inexpensive price," Bolden said. "The Phonesats themselves were much less than $10,000 apiece," he added. "And if we can get the cost per pound on the launch to go down, we'll be OK." During his tour of Ames, Bolden also got a look at a prototype 3D printer built by the company Made in Space, which is slated to launch one of its machines to the International Space Station next year in the first test of off-Earth manufacturing. NASA's interest in 3D printing is strong. The agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for example, is partnering with Made in Space on the space station project. And NASA recently funded the development of a prototype "3D pizza printer" that could help feed astronauts on long space journeys, such as the 500-day trek to Mars. CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/21313-nasa-3d-printing-space-exploration.html?cmpid=514648
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Post by auntym on Aug 30, 2013 11:08:32 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Sept 20, 2013 10:37:23 GMT -6
www.popsci.com/node/77880/?cmpid=enews091913&spPodID=020&spMailingID=5734015&spUserID=OTc5ODE4ODY3NQS2&spJobID=337631049&spReportId=MzM3NjMxMDQ5S0 This Insanely Complex 3-D Printed Room Will Make Your Jaw Drop It's printed from sand, it has a quarter billion facets, and it's also a wee bit terrifying.By Colin Lecher Posted 09.16.2013 This room, conceived and created by architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger, might not be the world's first 3-D printed structure. But the design, which they call Digital Grotesque, is almost definitely the most ambitious: computer algorithms designed the 3.2-meter-tall, 16-square-meter room, which has a whopping 260 million (!) surfaces. And instead of being made of plastic (3-D printing's go-to material), it's printed from sand. Plus, it looks incredible--much more like a real-life, human-built room than any other 3-D printed structure, albeit one that's half Roman temple, half H.R. Giger nightmare. "We think it's the world's first 3-D printed room," Hansmeyer tells us in an email, "in the sense that it's fully structural and has a complex surface, it's self-supporting, and it's massive (11 tons)." To create Digital Grotesque, Hansmeyer and Dillenburger first relinquished some control of the project to math. The duo used algorithms to let computers randomly design the room, which was printed in Zurich. (The team designed an overarching model, but many of the details are the work of algorithms.) With a digital version of the room in hand, they used sand as the material, along with a binding agent, to print large chunks of the room--up to 4 meters tall by 1 meter wide by 2 meters deep. After that, they assembled the room piece by piece from the sandstone material. The entire process took one year to design, one month to print, and one day to assemble. No, nobody will be living in it--the structure's more art project than studio apartment. If you don't mind some art-speak, this is the architects' explanation: "In the Digital Grotesque project, we use these algorithms to create a form that appears at once synthetic and organic. The design process thus strikes a delicate balance between the expected and the unexpected, between control and relinquishment." But, hey, maybe we can look forward to our own robot-designed sand castles one day. Digital Grotesque: Hansmeyer/Dillenburger Digital Grotesque: Hansmeyer/Dillenburger MORE PICTURES: www.popsci.com/node/77880/?cmpid=enews091913&spPodID=020&spMailingID=5734015&spUserID=OTc5ODE4ODY3NQS2&spJobID=337631049&spReportId=MzM3NjMxMDQ5S0
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Post by auntym on Feb 10, 2014 16:52:16 GMT -6
www.space.com/24599-nasa-launches-3d-printing-in-space.html?cmpid=514648_20140210_18258874 How NASA Is Launching 3D Printing Into SpaceBy Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer February 07, 2014 The newest adopter of 3D printing isn't some hobbyist in a basement — it's NASA. The agency is already building some of its customized spacecraft and instrument parts using 3D printing, and someday soon, astronauts might even make tools and replacement by 3D printing them in space. www.space.com/topics/3d-printing/Goddard technologists Ted Swanson and Matthew Showalter hold a 3-D-printed battery-mounting plate developed specifically for a sounding-rocket mission. The component is the first additive-manufactured device Goddard has flown in space. Credit: NASA NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate has launched several programs to create prototypes of tools for current or future missions using 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, a manufacturing technique that uses Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models to build objects layer-by-layer out of plastic, metal or other materials. www.livescience.com/34551-3d-printing.html"With additive manufacturing, we have an opportunity to push the envelope on how this technology might be used in zero gravity — how we might ultimately manufacture in space." LaNetra Tate, the advanced-manufacturing principal investigator for the directorate's Game Changing Development Program said in a statement. [3D Printing In Space: A New Dimension (Photo Gallery)] www.space.com/22359-3d-printing-space-manufacturing-photos.html CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/24599-nasa-launches-3d-printing-in-space.html?cmpid=514648_20140210_18258874
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Post by auntym on Feb 16, 2014 14:33:16 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Mar 22, 2014 11:43:20 GMT -6
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/21/3d-printer-health_n_4993565.html?utm_hp_ref=technology 3-D Printers Are Saving Babies' Lives One Breath At A TimeThe Huffington Post | by Nicole Edine Posted: 03/21/2014 Breathing is a function that most of us take for granted. Not Natalie Peterson. Her son, Garrett, was born with a weak, soft cartilage in his windpipe -- a rare condition called tracheobronchomalacia -- which would cause him to stop breathing at a moment's notice. "When he got upset, or even sometimes just with a diaper change, he would turn completely blue," Peterson told NPR. But a recent development in 3-D printing has allowed 16-month-old Garrett to breathe again. Scott Hollister, a University of Michigan biomedical engineer, and Dr. Glenn Green, a trachea specialist, created a 3-D-printed flexible splint to hold open his windpipe until it's strong enough to work independently, at which point it'll dissolve. A model of Garrett’s airways with splints made of the biopolymer, similar to those implanted during the surgery. Baby Garrett is not the first patient of this kind for the duo, who originally developed this procedure last year for then 6-month-old patient Kaiba Gionfriddo. (See his story in the video below.) The process of building computer-designed 3-D models from flexible materials such as plastic is starting to have an impact in medicine. Outside of trachea diseases, 3-D printing has been used to help pediatric patients with issues such as skull deformities and replacement appendages. CONTINUE READING & PHOTOS: www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/21/3d-printer-health_n_4993565.html?utm_hp_ref=technology
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Post by auntym on Mar 31, 2014 15:15:07 GMT -6
www.extremetech.com/extreme/179289-the-first-transparent-3d-printed-skull-has-been-successfully-implanted The first transparent 3D-printed skull has been successfully implanted By John Hewitt March 27, 2014 Three months ago, surgeons in Holland implanted a transparent plastic skull in a woman whose skull has never stopped growing. Incredibly, the rare bone disease that was wrecking her vision and destroying her life has been been bested by a simple 3D printer. The team of surgeons, led by Dr. Bon Verweij at the University Medical Center in Utrecht, expect her new skull to last indefinitely, opening up new vistas for cranial transformation. The precursor to this achievement was a similar patching done last year, where 75% of a patient’s skull was replaced with a 3D-printed implant made of polyetherketoneketone (PEKK, a thermoplastic). While the cost and man-hours required to bulk-machine a skull would have been prohibitive, printing to exact specification is now routine. PEKK and its larger family of related plastics are extremely strong and temperature resistant (for sterilization), however, this new implant appears to be made from some new, and rather mysterious material. The skull, made by an Australian firm, is actually fairly transparent. Lots of plastics can be transparent — acrylics, polycarbonates, etc. — but the stringent medical requirements, and also print requirements, place limits on the possible. While the transparency may be incidental, the picture above shows the clear advantage of such transparency: one can see the underlying brain and vasculature. Not only is this a nice feedback to see how things are going macroscopically, it also entices with potential to optically image activity in the brain like never before. CONTINUE READING: www.extremetech.com/extreme/179289-the-first-transparent-3d-printed-skull-has-been-successfully-implanted
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Post by lois on Apr 2, 2014 23:16:41 GMT -6
will she still be able to grow hair. I do not see how she could now..
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Post by skywalker on Apr 3, 2014 7:16:52 GMT -6
She should be able to. The hair is in the skin, not the bone. It shouldn't have any effect on it.
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Post by auntym on Apr 3, 2014 15:13:16 GMT -6
3-D Printer Capturing and Preserving Nature
Italian inventor creates 3D printer that forms artificial reefs:
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Published on Apr 2, 2014
Enrico Dini has created one of the largest 3-D printers in the world. The Italian inventor is now using his D-Shape to create complex artificial reefs hoping to preserve coastal reefs and prevent erosion. (April 3)
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Post by auntym on May 1, 2014 16:01:57 GMT -6
www.space.com/25706-3d-printing-transforming-space-travel.html?cmpid=5146483D Printing: 10 Ways It Could Transform Space TravelBy Tom Chao, Producer May 01, 2014 Close-Up of 3D-Printed Titanium Lattice Ball Building Space Stuff in 3D Credit: ESAThe future of space travel requires new technologies and additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, may hold the key. The European Space Agency is investigates how the 3D printers and 3D printing technology could transform everything we think about space missions. Here's a look at 10 ways 3D printing could change space travel, courtesy of ESA scientists. FIRST STOP: The 'Impossible' Made Real 103D-Printed Titanium Lattice Ball 'Impossible' Items Made Possible Credit: ESAOne big advantage of 3D printing is the tech's ability to manufacture hard-to-build items. For example, a 3D-printed titanium lattice ball like the one shown here has a hollow interior with a complex internal geometry. "This design is a perfect example of additive manufacturing (AM)," ESA materials engineer Benoit Bonvoisin said in a statement. "These balls are hollow with a complex external geometry, making them incredibly light while remaining stiff. They simply could not have been manufactured in a single part, conventionally." [3D Printing In Space: A New Dimension (Photo Gallery)] The lightness and stiffness of the ball makes it a good material for building structures like ultralight satellites. However, residue from the metallic beads used for cleaning of the 3d-printed object remains trapped inside, so the cleaning process needs refinement. NEXT: Computer Designs See Real World Uses 93D-Printed Model in Concurrent Design Facility Computer Designs Translated to the Real World Credit: ESADesigns created with a computer can spring to life using 3D printing. The process of "additive manufacturing" (AM) produces items by printing layers on top of each other, instead of the typical carving out of a single block done in "subtractive manufacturing." Creators can produce anything suitable for the printing process by designing in the computer, which then digitally slices the virtual model apart to plan its physical construction. The printing can utilize melting powder or wire materials, in plastic or metal. NEXT: New Rules for Design 8New Rules for Design Credit: ESAAdditive manufacturing can turn the current rules for design on their heads. Traditional design rule often involve figuring out how to give a cutting tool to access to the bulk part, removing surplus material to reveal the final item, explained Laurent Pambaguian of ESA's Materials Technology Section. Additive manufacturing doesn't do away with all restrictions, but it allows people to move away from the traditional "design for manufacturing" mentality and replace it with "design for need." NEXT: Low Volume=Low Overhead MORE PHOTOS & CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/25706-3d-printing-transforming-space-travel.html?cmpid=514648
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Post by auntym on May 2, 2014 11:24:32 GMT -6
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2616656/Write-eyes-Amazing-3D-printing-PEN-draws-plastic-objects-air.html Write before your eyes! Amazing 3D printing PEN 'draws' plastic objects in thin air *London-based Lix have unveiled their innovative 3D printing device *The device is about the same size and weight as a regular ballpoint pen *It can be plugged into a regular USB port like the one on your laptop *Then by feeding a strip of plastic into the back it can draw in the air *The plastic is melted inside the pen and then pushed out the nib *The device will go on sale in September 2014 for £85 ($139.95)By Jonathan O'Callaghan Published: 30 April 2014 London-based Lix are currently seeking fundraising for their pen on Kickstarter. It is by no means the first 3D-printing pen, but it is the first to actually resemble the shape and size of a regular pen. HOW IT WORKS Essentially, LIX 3D printing pen functions similarly to 3D printers. It quickly melts and cools coloured plastic, letting you create rigid and freestanding structures. It can be plugged into any standard USB port. The plastic is then fed into the pen. Structures can be formed in any shape. They can also be joined together after they've been drawn, letting you create large objects. What’s more, it can be powered by standard USB ports, so a person can simply plug it into their laptop. The pen is 6.45in (16.3 cm) long, 0.55in (1.4 cm) in diameter and weighs 34.9 grams. It is made of aluminium and comes in black or grey. Inside the pen it heats plastic to 150°C (300°F), which is then pushed out through the nib as a hot liquid at the touch of a button. The plastic used is a plant-based filament, although it can also use stronger forms of plastic. When the liquid is exposed to air it solidifies into shapes. CONTINUE READING: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2616656/Write-eyes-Amazing-3D-printing-PEN-draws-plastic-objects-air.html#ixzz30a4hxI9V
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Post by auntym on Jul 25, 2014 11:45:41 GMT -6
blogs.sap.com/innovation/innovation/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-3d-printing-01256029?campaigncode=CRM-XH13-B2D-ONDIRLNB&source=onlinedisplay-us-general-tld-US004 7 Things You Didn’t Know About 3D PrintingBy julian hooks Published on July 24, 2014 If you browse the internet, you will surely come across 3D printing. In fact, it is one of the much hyped about things these days. This new technology has been helping the industry to create innovative designs without consuming much time. However, there are lots of technology stuff that people do not know about 3D printing and here are the seven of them. Is it really a 3D printer?People always read and hear the term 3D printing and most likely, you will think of it as 1the product of 3D capable printers. The truth is they are not truly printers. Technically, they are called additive manufacturers and the process is called additive manufacturing. This process creates products through layer-by-layer method using a digital design as the source of design. Usually, it is done at a fraction of the time that it would take traditional manufacturing to create such result. Through this process, you can expect to see colorful models and objects and it can be used in wide variety of industries, including defense, aerospace and dentistry. Innovating the artworksThanks to the digital design which can serve as guide, artists can create sculptures faster and with three dimensional features. In fact, with creativity and an imaginative mind, it is possible for anyone to create his/her own 3D artworks through additive manufacturing. You can mimic the patterns of nature through this technology. Of course, the traditional method of creating artworks can coexist with this new technology. Objects in 4D?The hype is all about creating 3D objects from various digital designs, but is there such a thing as 4D objects? In science, the fourth dimension is time. In additive manufacturing, this so-called fourth dimension is incorporated and the results are called “smart object”. These objects have the capability to make use of the geometric coding that allow them to change their shape or even self-assembly. ProstheticsProsthetics has been around since the ancient times. Advancements in technology has helped 2prosthetics reach new heights in aiding victims who lost a part of their body through the replacement of such body parts. How has 3D printing helped the field of prosthetics? As of now, many experts in this field have successfully created mechanical hands and through this 3D printing, the cost of prosthetics will be reduced, thereby making it affordable to the majority. CONTINUE READING: blogs.sap.com/innovation/innovation/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-3d-printing-01256029?campaigncode=CRM-XH13-B2D-ONDIRLNB&source=onlinedisplay-us-general-tld-US004
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Post by plutronus on Aug 6, 2014 13:09:47 GMT -6
UToob (misspelled to prevent tracking of my interests around the 'Net), vid of a home-brew Humanoid robot whose frame was 3D printed and then due to the wide-spread interest, the creator released the plans into the cyber-engineering public-domain. Now many folks around the world are replicating the robot as well as improving the robot's design and working to lower the cost. For instance some are employing very inexpensive Italian designed hobbyiest microcontrollers (typically cost around $25), Arduino, for some of the various computational tasks, using multiple controllers in a distributed intra-network of tasks within the robt. While many of the motion tasks, such as the fingers of the hand use RC aircraft servo-motors (~15 ea). It is an interesting and fun video, in my opinion:
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Post by skywalker on Aug 6, 2014 19:45:20 GMT -6
Twenty years ago we were watching science fiction movies about people building their own robots. Now people are actually doing it...and for a heck of a lot cheaper than anybody ever would have imagined back then. It's amazing what people can do when they have the freedom to do it. $3000.00 for a robot is cheap!! I don't know what I would do with one of the things if I had it though. I wonder why the video called it a terminator? It looked more like that I robot movie to me. I wonder if it could be made into a terminator? What if somebody made one of those things and then programmed it to kill somebody. How would the police ever prosecute that crime? Or maybe it could rob banks or jewelry stores. Just program it to figure out ways to get past the security system and send it in. The criminals wouldn't have to worry about getting caught because they wouldn't even be at the crime scene. While I'm thinking up these brilliant schemes perhaps I should also build one to answer the door when the Feds show up. I'm shutting up now.
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Post by swamprat on Nov 20, 2014 15:50:40 GMT -6
Printrbot Simple Maker's Kit Model 1405 3D Printer, 4" x 4" x 4" Maximum Build Dimensions, 100 Micron Maximum Resolution, 1.75-mm PLA Filament ________________________________________ Price: $349.00 & FREE Shipping. In Stock.
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Product Description
The Printrbot Simple Maker's Kit Model 1405 3D fused-filament-fabrication printer kit has a 1/4"-thick laser-cut birch wood construction with open platform for fabricating parts up to 4 x 4 x 4 inches/100 x 100 x 100 mm (H x W x D) using 1.75-mm PLA thermoplastic filament (sold separately). The printer head moves on the Y (backward and forward) and Z (up and down) axes, while the print bed moves on the x (left to right) axis. The printer has a metal print bed includes an auto-leveling probe that works with the user-chosen computer software to calibrate the Z axis to create a level print. The hot end has a maximum resolution of 100 microns and includes a fan to help solidify the molten filament as it is extruded onto the print bed. The printer uses open source software and connects to the computer using the included mini-USB cable. Using an SD card (sold separately), the printer can be disconnected from the computer after initialization for untethered printing during long print jobs.
The guide rails have an 8-mm diameter for stability. The GT2 belt and aluminum pulley system and the NEMA 17 stepper motor system facilitate precise movement of the print head and bed. The printer includes a sample length of PLA (polylactic acid) filament.
Specifications Compatible filament material PLA Filament size 1.75 mm Maximum hot-end temperature 270 degrees C (518 degrees F) Maximum resolution 100 microns Maximum build volume 64 cubic inches Maximum build dimensions 4 x 4 x 4 inches/100 x 100 x 100 mm (H x W x D)* Heated or ambient bed Ambient Connection Micro-USB (included), SD card (sold separately) Untethered printing Yes. Requires SD card and computer hookup to start print job before untethering. Supported operating system(s) Windows, Mac, Linux Software Open source. Repetier-host and Slic3r recommended. Input format Stl, g-code Nozzle diameter 0.4 mm Power requirements 12V (6 amp) laptop power supply (included) Overall assembled footprint (includes movement) 10 x 11-1/2 x 15 inches (H x W x D)* Weight 12 lb.
*H is height, the vertical distance from the lowest to highest point; W is width, the horizontal distance from left to right; D is depth, the horizontal distance from front to back.
Fused filament fabrication printers build prototypes and parts directly from computer-aided-design (CAD) data sources by stacking layers upon layers of molten material.
The print material is provided in filament or wire form and is fed through an extruder within the print head, similar to how ink is used in a standard printer. A printer with a single extruder can print using one filament at a time; a printer with dual extruders can print with two different materials or colors at the same time. The thickness of the printed layers can be customized for each print, but the thinnest layer that a printer can lay is called its maximum resolution. Choosing to print using very thin layers will create parts with more detail, but will typically take longer to print. To lay the material in the correct way, the print head and bed typically move in a combination of X-axis (left and right), Y-axis (forward and backward), and Z-axis (up and down) movement.
Printrbot manufactures desktop 3D printers and accessories. The company is headquartered in Lincoln, CA.
What's in the Box? • Printrbot Simple Maker's Kit Model 1405 3D printer kit (unassembled) • 12V 6-amp laptop power supply • Micro-USB cable • Sample length of 1.75-mm PLA plastic filament • (2) wood wrenches
Frequently Bought Together
Buy the selected items together • This item: Printrbot Simple Maker's Kit Model 1405 3D Printer, 4" x 4" x 4" Maximum Build Dimensions, 100 Micron … $349.00 • RioRand 1.75mm PLA Filament 1kg/2.2lb roll for 3D Printrbot $29.95
Sample customer review:
Holy moly I love this thing. I'm brand-spanking new to 3D printing, and this is a great machine for my first go around.
Good stuff:
- First off, you can't beat the price, especially if you're not sure if this is something you really want to get into, or if you've just convinced yourself you really need one (like I did).
- It prints a pretty high resolution (100 microns), which isn't something you'd really expect of a printer in this price range. There are printers twice as much that have half the resolution.
- The manufacturer and community support is outstanding. This is something you'll likely need at some point if you're super-n00b like me.
- Despite the fact it has wood parts (right??), this thing is *solid*. There is nothing flimsy or disposable about it.
- it's got a small form factor. For some reason, I expected some giant machine I would have to clear space for on my desk, but it's got a smaller footprint than my Mac Air.
- You have to put it together. This essentially forces you to be intimately familiar with your printer, which will eventually be handy (trust me on this).
Stuff to think about:
- You have to put it together. This is no joke, and it something you can expect to spend time on - in the neighborhood of about 6 hours. You also need to follow the instructions *carefully*. You're not exactly putting together an Ikea dresser or something - this is serious bidness. This isn't an unpack-and-go rig.
- The free software you'll use to run it is not exactly Microsoft Word - there's a little bit of a curve to it. Nothing too serious, but it's worth mentioning. That said, if you're thinking about printing your own 3D objects, you're probably not too worried about this kind of thing. - It's got a small print area (4 inches cubed). This might not seem like a thing right now, but you'll mess with this thing and realize the possibilities. If only you had a larger print area, oh the things you could do... (this is the argument I'm using with my wife, but she's not buying it yet)
In summary, if you're thinking about getting into this hobby / addiction / awesomeness, you probably have the time it will take to really use this machine to it's max capacity. The price is great for the 3D printer market, and it's a very solid machine. If you've been on the fence about it, I'd recommend going this route.
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