On 09/12/2013 03:04 PM, Sven Wesley wrote: > Awkward and 99.999 % are printing yodas.
Those of us in that tiny fraction print *useful* objects: http://softsolder.com/2013/05/23/led-photodiode-test-fixture/ http://softsolder.com/2013/04/01/broom-handle-screw-thread-replacement-plug/ http://softsolder.com/2012/07/09/wouxun-kg-uv3d-gps-voice-interface-improved-case/ http://softsolder.com/2012/11/27/propane-tank-qd-adapter-tool/ None of those are particularly complex or tight-toleranced, but when I need a plastic part that looks just like *that*, my Glorified Glue Guns are exactly the right hammers for the job. Went to an academic talk on the future of 3D printing; the speaker had some interesting observations: 1) The cost of manufacturing complex parts has gone to zero 2) A $1 megabuck printer works *much* better than a $1 kilobuck printer 3) Fancy laser sintering printers now produce metal parts that are essentially indistinguishable from solid metal, with geometries that cannot be machined-from-bulk by conventional processes. Yodas may be fun. I loves me some cookies: http://softsolder.com/2011/09/07/tux-cookie-cutter/ http://softsolder.com/2011/12/07/tux-cookie-cutter-it-works/ Yummy... -- Ed softsolder.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. Consolidate legacy IT systems to a single system of record for IT 2. Standardize and globalize service processes across IT 3. Implement zero-touch automation to replace manual, redundant tasks http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=51271111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
