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I love this technology:)
I dont believe this at all, how could that prnter know that the thread in the wrench allows the nut to rotate? this must be a hoax.
theres a diy open sources one called reprap Think of it more like a giant CNC machine that makes parts by adding rather than taking away - added to a production line anything could be made!
what was not shown in the short clip was the hour long process of the 3d maping of the wrench,were the designe guy would tell the system that there is seperate parts and whichway they move etc.
so yes maybe a little white lie there because its not that quick,but yes this is possible and being used by some game desighn people now for 3d modleing
Chris Auld said:
I remember a nano technology guy in the 1980's saying we'd soon be able to twiddle some knobs and make... a hoover, or whatever you want – but me – I still don't know how those big planes don't drop out the sky - did you know that way back there were working barges made of concrete!
they call it a printer?
I had customers that I designed and built a garden in israel, than they asked me to create a garden around and in there factory.
At that time they showed me their machines that duplicate parts on metal. they buy metal and create parts for models of plains that are tested before building them on scale.
I think its called cnc
pete, boats have been made with concrete for years. Its called ferro cement. They float cus of displacement theory i believe but back to the post, couldnt believe the video and showed it to mum who informed me that this is old news and was around years ago!!! Would think a down side is that the parts are all plastic. To make metal parts would need immence heat and surely wouldnt be possible on such a small scale?
did you know that a ww1 or 2 boat designer/enginier was drafted to create a new type of boat/battle ship to use in artic waters,his design was useing sawdust and water then freezing it into a mold, this mix was actualy said to be stroger than the concrete back then, the idea was never used for the obvious reason of by the time the boat was finished the first section would have started to melt.
but it shows that thinking out side the box has its moments and thats were ferther developmet into ferro cement began to take off
i wouldnt think it would be many years until we start to see the kind of replicators we see in the films, forming things from raw material dust then heating with lasers etc, i have no idea how but im suresome cleaver guy/girl out there is grinding brain power as we post up here on how it would be possible.
choughman said:
Imagine a future where solid objects, such as spare parts for toys and appliances, can be printed straight from your computer whenever they are required. For Dr Greg Gibbons, head of Warwick Manufacturing Group's Rapid Prototyping and Tooling team, this future is closer than we think. Dr Gibbons is an expert in Additive Layer Manufacturing - a range of processes that make solid objects from 3D computer models - but some manufacturers remain unsure that it creates strong and sound products. Part of Dr Gibbons's job is to convince them.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/knowledge/engineering/rapidprototyping/
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