3D printers can be built for $1000 or less but they use plastic not
metal. A manufacturing-sized machine, maybe it would use different
plastics, would cost a lot more, but they exist for prototyping and
limited production runs. Metal can be done with an electro-something
process but it takes forever and is really expensive (and so are the
machines).
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/3d-printing-and-fabrication-open-so.html
--R
On 2/19/2011 4:39 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Walt wrote:
Upper oil pan is nearing completion, I'm finished except for some more
material removal to fit the starter.
Read this article:
http://www.economist.com/node/18114327?story_id=18114327
Instead of removal manufacturing, how about additive manufacturing
using 3d material printing. Sounds like awesome tech... someday in
your hometown...
And... you are set up to work this tech today, as you know Inventor...
mao
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