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[lightninggrant]

Thought this might grab some of your interest.
See link.

http://widgets.nbc.com/o/47f1317f10...fe70d4555df05a/9e46bd46/-cpid/ba4377d3bfd6c81

 

[The Beekeeper]

Seen that clip before, very cool technology indeed!

 

[COP RUNNER]

Vicious !

 

[one2dmax]

Yea, I almost bought the scanner and have contacts with the plastic mold maker. Not as cheap as you'd think though.

Sean

 

[Jack Butler]

Absolutely incredible!

 

[jfeagins]

Yea, I almost bought the scanner and have contacts with the plastic mold maker. Not as cheap as you'd think though.

Sean

They say under $3000 for the scanner, but I wonder how much for the plastics printer?


Really cool technology.

 

[jfeagins]

They say under $3000 for the scanner, but I wonder how much for the plastics printer?


Really cool technology.

Never mind - I just found my own answer.

http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/3d-printing-uprint.aspx

Prices starting at $14,900.00!

 

[RaWarrior]

Seem to remember first hearing about this technology in a Jay Leno column in Popular Mechanics. Talked about how it was going to "save" so many of the old Dusenburg straight-eights that all have warped heads.

Give it a few years, the price will be cut in half just like any new technology. Remember how much HDTV's used to cost a couple years ago?

 

[one2dmax]

They actually have a metal printer now too. Uses powdered metal and then not sure how the curing process works. Basically makes a casting. Might be watching to get one for a bargain eventually.

Sean

 

[mattness]

that would pay for itself in no time

 

[98Redlne]

I am pretty sure the metal printer uses a CO2 laser to fuse the metal particles together. Works essentially the same as the stereolithography machines that make the plastic parts.

 

[ColoNat]

I want one!