I don't think the objects created that way are particularly durable, I think you use them to make a mold and go from there.
Doug Franklin wrote: > David Savage wrote: > >> If I had access to that kind of plastic manufacturing machinery I >> would have made it out of plastic. >> > > There's a machine out there, but I can't remember the name, that's > almost a "Universal Fabricator" for plastic stuff. You import a 3D CAD > drawing of the part into their software, and the machine fabricates the > part out of a vat of molten plastic, using a laser (I think) to > "congeal" the plastic into a solid mass out of the vat of molten stuff. > I'm sure it's not affordable for an individual, but it might be > possible to "rent time" on one. > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
