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| I am sitting here, watching TLC, and i see this thing called a rapid prototyper. It, apperently, can create anything that you can 3-D model onto the computer, and churn out an unlimited number of them as long as there is enough power and this clear, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Pretty cool huh, I beleive the technique is called Laser Lithography. I once contacted a company in Florida that has one of these connected to a 3D Scanner. Simular to when an Actor's head or face is scanned and then manipulated in a computer. Then (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) We have a rapid prototyper at school. The models that come out of the machine are much less durable, have much lower tolerances, take much longer to manufacture, and are much more expensive than any molded part. It's called a prototyper (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Hi, I think you are talking about Stereolithography (SLA). A company called 3D Systems makes this particular system. Unfortunately, the polymer they use costs several hundred dollars per gallon and I'm pretty sure the material is not really safe. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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