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Post by colinburgess on Jul 15, 2011 18:52:52 GMT
Hi Guy's,Is this not the same as Photo Lithography (rapid prototyping)? The resin bath whereby models are generated via a computer? Then if so there are varying degrees of accuracy for the finished result. The more you pay the better the result, it has been around for a number of years and obviously has it uses as in rapid prototyping. I haven't been involved with it for some years,so obviously there have been advancements since then. It would be interesting to see what the results are from a modern system.
The use of a master originator is still/may be expensive but then you don't have someone sat inputting the info into the computer (waiting for it to crash), hitching the computer up to the system to get your product out. Hey I'm biased,I was an industrial modelmaker but somewhere along the line someone jammed a computer into the system! Who's bright idea was that?
All that hardware/memory etc to pay for. An industrial model of a full refinery used to cost 1/2 of 1% of the overall project cost, built by hand, checked against the drawings and used as a training aid!
Colin
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Jul 15, 2011 19:26:53 GMT
Fujimi have been showing CAD developed concept models of their F1 car kits for some years using just this process.
THC
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Post by NoelSmith on Aug 4, 2011 19:16:32 GMT
Many of the posts and people's differing views about this subject are very interesting. The technique could suit itself to the cottage industry making very low volume stuff, as the process is quite slow when compared to injection moulding or vac forming, and provided that the cost of the machinery and consumables is not prohibitive. Design costs are another serious matter for the cottage industrialist in this respect. However, where this technique comes into its own for volume manufacturers like the Airfixes of this world, is where at the prototyping stage mock ups will be able to be made (for them) at very little outlay. These large volume companies will already have invested tens of thousands in high end CAD CAM equipment to develop their moulds so to them, the cost of this sort of thing would be a drop in the ocean to add to their development departments.
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Post by karlos on Dec 6, 2011 15:36:27 GMT
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Post by karlos on Jan 11, 2012 16:37:10 GMT
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Post by karlos on Apr 10, 2012 8:56:14 GMT
any one see silent witness over last 2 days, had 3 d printer on there producing human body parts and reproductions of murder weapons from 3 d images......
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Post by karlos on Apr 23, 2012 9:00:10 GMT
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Post by karlos on May 3, 2012 12:13:16 GMT
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Post by karlos on May 25, 2012 8:11:38 GMT
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Post by karlos on Feb 21, 2013 14:40:30 GMT
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Post by NoelSmith on Apr 4, 2013 16:23:05 GMT
Things have moved on a bit since my last post. In the Winter 2012/13 Tesco Free Technology Magazine/Brochure on page 130 just inside the back cover, was a a page about 3D Printing. It showed a machine named a MakerBot Replicator 2 that is on the market for £1,300. However, when the cost of consumables plus a PC and some capable 3D Design Software are added it might be a bit expensive for the hobbyist at home. I don't think that Tesco will be selling them, but I expect that Makerbot will probably have a website to get a full spacification from.
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Post by John Tapsell on Apr 4, 2013 20:59:33 GMT
You guys need to check out companies like www.shapeways.com and www.click2detail.com. You can have your part designed and printed (or you can do the design yourself). Then you can either pay for the parts or enter into an agreement for them to sell the parts and pay you a small commission on each sale. A couple of 1/35 scale modellers over on Missing Links are doing this and the results look impressive. Regards, John
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Post by ptcruiser on Apr 5, 2013 11:35:06 GMT
It could be considered a (near) future direction - see SMW13 Display thread.....
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Post by karlos on May 28, 2013 13:35:12 GMT
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Post by karlos on Jun 11, 2013 15:51:28 GMT
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