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Re: This could be useful in the future....
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Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:33:51 GMT
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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 the rapid prototyper can crank out the physical form one
layer at a time until you have the completed piece.
I was trying to find out if one of my Robots could be scanned and then made
into one solid piece. I then could sell the form and folks could paint them
as they fancied.
The person I spoke with was using the system to make dicast scale Nascar
Race Cars.
Cool stuff, just think of all the applications!
Legomaster
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 | | Re: This could be useful in the future....
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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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| 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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