On 3 June 2012 02:38, Jeshua Lacock <jes...@3dtopo.com> wrote: > > On May 30, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Roland Jollivet wrote: > > > I've been looking at different printers for months, > > but they only seem to be able to produce junk. > > Hi Roland, > > Check out the quality of prints on the Ultimaker some with 20 micron layer > heights (0.000787 inches): > > > http://davedurant.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/ultimaker-faq-but-what-about-the-quality-of-prints/ > > The layers are more fine than fingerprints. > > For the most part the prints shown are just trinkets, but certainly > high-qualuty useful parts could be printed just as well. > > Cheers, > > Jeshua Lacock > Founder/Engineer > 3DTOPO Incorporated > <http://3DTOPO.com> > Phone: 208.462.4171 >
Thanks Jeshua. Yes, that is pretty impressive. I'll be looking a lot closer from now on. I was trying to think too, of alternate materials to use. While the plastic obviously has it's place, I was wondering about printing with sugar. Candy floss is very fine, so no problem on filament diameter, and the material could be dissolved out later if a 'lost sugar' casting is required. Cheap too. Regards Roland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
