Just wanted to pass this along, ran across this on KickStarter. Pre-order a personal 3D printer, ships in May. 
Formlabs - High Resolution Desktop 3D Printer
Formlabs - High Resolution Desktop 3D Printer
FYI: Personal 3D Printer
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My work should be getting the two head version of the CubeX any day now.
I'm not sure how it compares to the one you linked, I'm not familiar enough with the in and outs, but price wise they are somewhat comparable. But I sure do intend to find out well it works
I'm not sure how it compares to the one you linked, I'm not familiar enough with the in and outs, but price wise they are somewhat comparable. But I sure do intend to find out well it works
The first Stereolithography model I had made was a new arm rest design I was working on back in 1989. The machines they used back then were huge and the geometry came out pretty grainy and the resin was big $$$. These new models are so much more advanced and the price tag has dropped like a rock. Pretty impressive stuff.
Have you heard about biofabrication yet? They have actually figured out how to cram stem cells through a modded inkjet printer without destroying them.
We Can Almost Print New Organs Using 3D Stem Cells | TIME.com
Kinda makes me hope I'm still around in another 30 years to see how far they can take this technology. Amazing stuff.
Have you heard about biofabrication yet? They have actually figured out how to cram stem cells through a modded inkjet printer without destroying them.
We Can Almost Print New Organs Using 3D Stem Cells | TIME.com
Kinda makes me hope I'm still around in another 30 years to see how far they can take this technology. Amazing stuff.
Just wanted to pass this along, ran across this on KickStarter. Pre-order a personal 3D printer, ships in May.
Formlabs - High Resolution Desktop 3D Printer
awesome! can it print me out a pizza?
There are quite a number of rapid prototype machines that are at a price point accessable by the individual hobbyist. Here is a great article that briefly surveys this field. Note that this is a VERY rapidly changing field, expecially at the low end. If you wait a year, it will surely be more mature, though I don't see prices lowering as dramatically as they have in the past few years.
Here is a excellent and concise survey of the current crop of machines.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/29/3d-printer-guide/
One machine of note was a low-price machine that was fully assembled, and not a kit like many of them. The Robo 3D, is only $600. RoBo 3D Printer | Welcome
To me the main high spot of the review is the photo-curing resin machine by Formlabs at $3,300 USD. This is quite a price breakthrough for this technology that produces such high quality output.
Of course, the other breakthrough in recent years is that the Internet lets you use service bureau to do the print for you. Some of the sites will store your own model, and allow you to sell the design to others (Shapeways, and others). One of the office supply chains has announced its intent to offer the service in the near future (sorry, I forgot the name).
I am a bit puzzled why there is not already not a lot of E-cig (especially pipes) models being sold on these 3-D printing service hosting sites. I imagine the biggest barrier is just the CAD program itself.
Joe Dunfee
Here is a excellent and concise survey of the current crop of machines.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/29/3d-printer-guide/
One machine of note was a low-price machine that was fully assembled, and not a kit like many of them. The Robo 3D, is only $600. RoBo 3D Printer | Welcome
To me the main high spot of the review is the photo-curing resin machine by Formlabs at $3,300 USD. This is quite a price breakthrough for this technology that produces such high quality output.
Of course, the other breakthrough in recent years is that the Internet lets you use service bureau to do the print for you. Some of the sites will store your own model, and allow you to sell the design to others (Shapeways, and others). One of the office supply chains has announced its intent to offer the service in the near future (sorry, I forgot the name).
I am a bit puzzled why there is not already not a lot of E-cig (especially pipes) models being sold on these 3-D printing service hosting sites. I imagine the biggest barrier is just the CAD program itself.
Joe Dunfee
I seem to have heard that some of the plastics made from these printers are a bit brittle since they're mostly used for prototypes. I can imagine one dropping a pipe made from one of these and then breaking apart when it hits the floor. Though I am very interested in this type of printed since I can always burn out the plastic material and cast it into metal. The only problem is I don't know how to use cad and me and anything too hi-tech tends to make my head hurt. If the prices drop I might be interested in getting one of these and maybe try to learn how to design models in a computer.
There's already a metal printer but it needs to be baked in an oven after printing to harden the metal. I'm soooo envious of your new toy! I could make other things like airsoft parts with that kind of printer and maybe some gunpla's too!
I just did a quick check of some prices. I suspect the most useful for modders will be the extruded ABS plastic. I just checked on Shapeways.com and found that they have a number of tobacco pipes in the $30 to $40 range. Some are ceramic, and can be smoked with tobacco. These are items actually shown and available for sale. The artist will get a portion of the price. But, these lower priced items are obviously priced to just cover the cost of materials. So, the prices above will be a good guide for what any modder can expect to pay for printing their own pipe design.
Joe Dunfee
Joe Dunfee
The printer we are getting uses cartridges that cost $100 each. The manufacture stated they were able to print 50 iphone cases with a single cartridge, the printed volume of the cases was not given.
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