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  Re: making your own LEGO parts
 
I've seen the same footage. As I understood the narrative, it's an epoxy-like resin that is hardened by the laser light. The laser is computer-controlled to build the item in question a layer at a time, as the item is lowered into the resin bath. As (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: making your own LEGO parts
 
Recently Mike Stanley posted about doing some homemade pitchforks. Don't know if he posted the results of his experiment, but it sounded awfully intriguing to make your own special pieces. TJ (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: making your own LEGO parts
 
Kevin Maynes <ERASETHISBITkmaynes...surfr.com> wrote in message news:FMt8uu.33r@lugnet.com... (...) epoxy-like (...) computer-controlled to (...) the (...) manned (...) not be (...) couple (...) cheap (...) Some decades?..Even here in Turkey, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: making your own LEGO parts
 
Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) I think Kevin was trying to say that it would be some decades before this method would be used to produce consumer goods (or even specialty parts for lower volumes). Frank (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: making your own LEGO parts
 
(...) It is a low grade plastic tat is used extensively in the US Auto industry for prototyping, etc. Each unit costs between 100,000USD - 500,000USD. Very expensive, but it can take CAD data from Unigraphics or whatever, and make a part from the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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