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RE: This could be useful in the future....
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:35:37 GMT
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Evilmage writes:
> 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, liquid, plastic-like stuff availible! this is how
> it works. a laser will tace the 3-D computer model
> layer-by-layer into the liquid plastic and as it touches the
> plastic, the plastic hardens, and the liquid rises. the
> layering occurs in an almost spiral, so the laser is almost
> always moving, thus keeping the substance always rising until
> the job is done. this means that in the future, the Lego
> company can create cheaper, more durable pieces, in any shape
> and form imaginable.
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 because it's great for making prototypes...not
final products.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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