jackso11 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Check this out, looks amazing if things can be made like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 There's a ball missing from that bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 There's a ball missing from that bearing. LOL! trust you:D I was thinking that what will be possible with future development, IE compounds that could result in the model being the finished article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 We use to use this process for making new toy prototypes when I worked for ELC, it has been around for a number of years. It is very quick and you can basically produce anything to a certain size; interlinked chains, complex interlinked puzzles, hinges, etc. It's also possible to do completely transparent models using the same process. The prototypes and CAD drawings are also used when producing the tooling for the injection moulding. A lot of the new toys photographed in the ELC catalogue are prototypes like this that have been sprayed up to look like the real finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 How much are those 3D printers nowadays? I know a few years ago they started at at least £20k+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 there is another video somewhere on youtube that I found last night of someone who has modified a home deskjet printer to make 3d models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I have seen something along the same lines but, a little more complex in an F1 team model shop. They used composite materials and lasers but, essentially did the same thing. Built a 3D working part up layer by layer…..that was a decade ago though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I have seen something along the same lines but, a little more complex in an F1 team model shop. They used composite materials and lasers but, essentially did the same thing. Built a 3D working part up layer by layer…..that was a decade ago though I saw the same thing at Renault F1 a few years ago, clever stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 We use stuff like that all the time. Rapid prototyping has gone from very expensive, poorly detailed models made in crappy plastics that warp and swell to parts you can actually use and look and feel like the finished article. Lots of parts on concept and show cars and even low volume production parts are made using similar processes now. For something really trick, you can use a similar process not to make a part, but to make a set of sand molds so you can make prototype or one off castings with zero tooling investment. I've had company in Germany make me a cylinder head like this. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I saw ok tv that plans to colonise the moon or marswill utilise this. Take up a 3d printer, a load of blueprint files and raw material and then they can make almost anything needed to build or repair things quick and easy. And if they don't have the skills to program something specific a bod on earth does it and beams it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I believe my brother designed a car in CAD and used one of these printers to build a model of it. It was really cool. We had the model out in the house recently, but I think he may have taken it to his. If I see it, I will get a photo of it and upload it. They are really cool machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 CAD: http://www.designerspace.com/cars-l/2008/06/i16739i9-20080617162107.jpg 3D Printing: http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6903/img0154dk.jpg http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8643/img0155yh.jpg http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7789/img0156om.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4packet Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 We had a Stereolithography machine in our office for a short while, so there are plenty of engine assembly's knocking around here ranging from scaled blocks to full size series turbos with associated interstage ducts. Was useful for the block and head guys to segment the models and view the cooling passages. Rather than using powder it is resin based which is then cured in layers. The structure is quite tough and feels like a brittle plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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