Cleopatra Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Anyone seen the 3D printers and interested in buying one? Fantastic idea but the printers are so big and ugly - and expensive to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 The same as everything else Cleo, in time the cost will drop dramatically and their usefulness increase. However I don't think they will be on anybody's Christmas shopping list just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 My Kodak 'all in one printer' which is just over 2 1/2 years old can (or could until the print head went a short while ago) could do 3D printing. Not a bad size and really cheap to run. I was forever getting messages that it could do 3D when I used it via it's AiO centre (the thing that ran and updated it) but must admit I never bothered trying. I think you had to take two pics slightly offset and it merged them in some clever way with the Red Green Blues way so you could view through 3d glasses. I guess the newer ones you mention probably do it a different way though Cleo if they are expensive like you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Dizzy, a 3d printer is just that, you can "print" an item using polymers and plastics... layer by layer it can print a proper cup for example. Not a 3d picture on a piece of paper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Oooh sorry.. I thought Cleo and Asp meant old style 3d pictures and silly glasses. I'd have one of those you posted though Baz although not really sure what I, or any normal person, would do with it. That's another thing off my shopping list tonight... my other half will be so pleased Saying that could it replicate detailed miniatures of buildings or say a piece of machinery or even roman artefacts from just a photo? Now there's a thought, want to go halves ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Dizzy they can do all of those things and even make copies of faces and a couple of friends produced a working bicycle. It looked a bit wobbly when one of them tried it out but that could be due to his lack of riding skill as much as anything. some people do have one already and making loads of things with them but I should imagine they have a lot of space to accomodate the machine. At the end of that video there are other videos, Dizzy, and the first one - 3D Printshow London answers your questions as to what you can replicate with them. Just a thought - if you had a 3D Printer could you use it to replicate others to sell ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Saw one of those many many years back. Great for producing prototype parts to try out before actual manufacture. Big problem with that was that even though you could produce the drawing and "print" it out on one of those machines did not always mean that the part could be manufactured under normal conditions. One use would be to produce those little action figurines with face of a relative on. Believe there is a firm somewhere that is doing that will have to have a troll round and see if i can find a link for them as are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I wonder if it could replicate the little red pointer needle that tells me what gear I am in in the Corsair..... damned things keep breaking and I'm running out of spares now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 it could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 At the end of that video there are other videos, Dizzy, and the first one - 3D Printshow London answers your questions as to what you can replicate with them. Cheers Cleo, I just watched the 3D Printshow one you mentioned. WOW They are amazing and I REALLY WANT ONE !!! I think I'll buy a couple of extra lottery tickets tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Me too but where to put it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Minor problem Cleo and where there's a need will there's a way. You've got a huge house haven't you ? I might just evict my son from his large bedroom and shove him in the out house with a matress and TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 But every room utilised dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 An example of how clever 3D printers are: http://www.strandbeest.com/shop/beasts_3d.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Very clever, what's it like with pics of Page 3 models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 But Cleo if you had one of those you could make your own room to house it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Very clever, what's it like with pics of Page 3 models? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 You might have something there Sid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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