Selective laser sintering can do solid metal "printed" parts already, just that it's $$$$$$$$$ to do it.
Walt On Jun 26, 2011 4:29 PM, "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > That can actually be one but the machine is pretty pricey. I forget > what it is called, electrodepositioner or something like that. > > --R > > On 6/26/11 3:45 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: >>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Allan Streib<str...@cs.indiana.edu >wrote: >>> >>>> OK Don<okd...@gmail.com> writes: >>>> >>>>> Isn't pot metal the reason 3D printers were invented? super glue the >>>> broken >>>>> pieces together, take a 3D photo - convert it to a CAD drawing, print out >>>>> the piece in wax, take it to your local foundry, and have them cast it in >>>>> something other than pot metal ;-) >>>>> (See the video on Jay's garage) >>>> Hm, I'm thinking a one-off custom casting might be beyond the usual >>>> budget for anything other than a true collector's item restoration. >>>> I.e. just because Jay Leno can afford it, not sure it's realistic for >>>> most of us. >> Only a matter of time before (a) the intermediate casting step is >> eliminated because the 3-D printer can output metal directly, and (b) >> the technology gets cheap enough for everyone to have one... >> >> Alex >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
