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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> > > OK,
> > >
> > > who's the wise guy?
> > >
> > > http://boingboing.net/images/foo/Desktop-Pages/Image8.html
> > >
> > > Chris.
> > >
> > > Janey was this you??? Iain?? I like chocolate, I like lego.... what could be
> > > better then mixing the two??
> >
> > I was thinking of building some sort of remotely controlled robot like DaveK's
> > yesterday. The best I could think of was a remote camera at the University that
> > you could pan and tilt or a robot plotter you could draw stuff with on scrap
> > pieces of paper (ie, some sort of robot art) and could watch on a digital
> > camera.
> >
> > But this, this is something other, as Bruce Cockburn would say.
> >
> > Calum
>
> I love it.
>
> Mmmmmmmmmmmm.... Chocolate....
>
> Gggahghghhghghhghhhhhhh...
> (Homer Simpson drool...)
>
> So I'm thinking I'd like to free up 16 square feet of real estate in my house by
> taking the robocam down. However, I don't have an idea for a replacement.
>
> I was thinking about some sort of CAD setup, so people could draw on paper, much
> like that remote artist paint thing I saw years ago.
>
> The only issue is that I'm competent enuf to set up buttons for movement--press
> button 'x' and pen moves in 'x' direction for a set amount of time...
>
> However, I'd like to set up a java applet or something that would give the user
> a way to use the movement of the mouse cursor to move the pen--that way it'd be
> more fluid...
>
> But that's beyond me at this time.
>
> Dave K
So, how does this thing work? Some of you might recall I toted around some LEGO
bricks made with various rapid prototyping machines at BrickFest (you can see a
photo here: http://www.ldraw.org/article/319). I'll have the opportunity to make
more RP LEGO parts in the future as well. This is a neat setup though that some
of my contacts at RP companies might enjoy seeing :-)
-Tim
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Tim Courtney wrote:
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So, how does this thing work?
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Hey Tim,
I came to this story through core77.com, a neat ID
e-zine.
As far as I can tell (I hate reading a geeky BLOG to figure out someone’s
project!) it “prints” a little dot of chocolate by moving a plate under a “print
head” that extrudes the product. Or maybe it moves the head over the plate? I
can’t tell. I have no idea how it handles undercuts, as it has no way of making
“support” (maybe add a second head extruding peanut butter? LOL). Without that I
guess it just makes a lump.
I love the idea of chocolate as an RP material - it melts into itself, so no
stepover marks! Of course the whole “part” also just melts into goo, so not
exactly stable to look at for very long. But I suppose it’s not made to be
looked at.. it’s supposed to be funny.
I wish the little movie link worked, that way we could see the finished product.
Darrell
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Darrell Urbien wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Tim Courtney wrote:
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So, how does this thing work?
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Hey Tim,
I came to this story through core77.com, a neat ID
e-zine.
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I did a simple search and was unsuccessful, do you have a direct link?
-Tim
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