Where is 3D Printing headed...

JohnRBaker · Jul 5, 2013

http://www.designnews.com/author.as...,industry_aero,industry_gov,bid_27,aid_265139

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KENAT · Jul 10, 2013

Didn't get time to see the vid but the description caught my eye:

http://now.msn.com/3-d-printing-liquid-metal-makes-3-d-structures-at-room-tempurature

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JohnRBaker · Jul 10, 2013

In a few years I suspect that the number of things, and the amazing thing that they will be doing, that has been 3D printed will be absolutely astounding:

http://www.designnews.com/author.as...umer,industry_gov,industry_medical,aid_265357

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CorBlimeyLimey · Jul 16, 2013

The products my company produce often require small custom covers, mounts, clamps, etc, and not having our own manufacturing capability have been at the mercy of the local machine shops. Those parts were often of less than desirable form due to the limitations of using normal machine/fab shop techniques. They were also often too expensive for the purpose they served. We are now making most of those parts on our Makerbot and that has drastically eased the burden of design, cost & lead time for such parts.

As 3D printing technology & our expertise using it advances, I foresee more drastic & beneficial (for us) changes taking place. The down side effects may be felt by the local machine shops.

JohnRBaker · Jul 19, 2013

Here's another slant on the potential long term impact of inexpensive and easy to use 3D Printing:

http://machinedesign.com/editorial-comment/will-3d-printing-revolution-kill-engineering-jobs

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JohnRBaker · Jul 30, 2013

Now it appears that real 'rocket scientists' are using 3D Printing to actually 'print' rocket engines:

http://www.designnews.com/author.as...,industry_aero,industry_gov,bid_27,aid_265837

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KENAT · Jul 30, 2013

The variations on laser sintering 3D printing appear to have so much potential - once the range of materials gets bigger and hopefully price falls (and possibly tolerances improve though I forget what they can hit currently) then it will have so many applications especially in lower volume manufacturing as well as development.

I'm still waiting for them to use it with Invar then we might have some applications (yes I've asked about it though not recently).

(Don't get me wrong the plastics versions are good too and getting better but 3D printing serious structural material catches my limited imagination more.)

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JohnRBaker · Jul 30, 2013

Now this is something I'll bet none of here has thought about before; linking a 3D Printer to an EEG with the idea of creating a physical representation of what it is that you're mind is 'seeing':

http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=265917

Can you imagine where this could lead [idea]

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MacGyverS2000 · Jul 30, 2013

"Could someone explain how so many 3D printed women ended up in Dan's office?"

Dan - Owner

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JohnRBaker · Jul 30, 2013

This bring to mind the plot of the 1980 PBS TV production, 'The Lathe of Heaven', based on the book by the same title:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lathe_of_Heaven

In it there was this machine called an 'Augmentor' which added a biofeedback loop to an EEG machine, by which reality could be altered based on what a person 'dreamed'.

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berkshire · Jul 31, 2013

This just showed up today.
B.E.

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KENAT · Jul 31, 2013

Variations on the micro lattice and taking advantage of plating 3d printed parts is also pretty interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallic_microlattice

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JohnRBaker · Jul 31, 2013

And then there's the people who simply have WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS:

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/31/3d-printing-replica-aston-martin-db4/

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MadMango · Aug 9, 2013

Of interest... a 3D printed bionic ear.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl4007744

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MikeHalloran · Oct 8, 2013

Beginners hints for 3D printing from some merchant friends of mine:

http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/worksh....html?sp_rid=MzEyMjY2MTExMDQS1&sp_mid=6871078

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

MacGyverS2000 · Oct 9, 2013

#2 is the biggest, IMO. Mine was printing ovoids rather than circles when I first started working with it. After a few adjustments, I finally got great circles.

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

KENAT · Oct 9, 2013

A colleague sent me this link

http://den-media.com/portal/wts/cgmcgbbc7f6bbjFreci8vueck0e-q7a

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KENAT · Nov 11, 2013

http://now.msn.com/solid-concepts-texas-company-3-d-prints-first-all-metal-gun-but-its-expensive

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KENAT · Dec 19, 2013

Titanium AC component:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/ar...-investigates-3_d-printing-for-aerospace.html

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ajack1 · Dec 19, 2013

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