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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: TwistedPatience on June 08, 2011, 06:03:34 PM



Title: New toys on the horizon
Post by: TwistedPatience on June 08, 2011, 06:03:34 PM
Seems that my company where impressed with what the 3D printer has done in the last 18 months so have decided that they might get a new one, only this time one that prints ABS plastic, which means that the parts will be much stronger than the plaster and superglue that we have been using.

WooHoo I love my job (sometimes) ;D ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: New toys on the horizon
Post by: Cabman77 on June 08, 2011, 07:47:10 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: New toys on the horizon
Post by: Manky Monkey on June 08, 2011, 09:17:01 PM
Coo, is that one of those futuristic gizzmos that makes 3 dimensional objects by lazer cutting them from blocks of plastic, working from computer drawings?
Or have I just made that up?


Title: Re: New toys on the horizon
Post by: TwistedPatience on June 09, 2011, 06:06:44 AM
No mate ;D it's an extruder uses a filament of plastic which is heated until molten and places beads where you want them.


Title: Re: New toys on the horizon
Post by: Cabman77 on June 09, 2011, 09:39:58 AM
so it makes cheap jewellry then????????????????????? I do worry about you Ian  ;D ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: New toys on the horizon
Post by: Manky Monkey on June 09, 2011, 09:28:33 PM
I'd rather have the lazer cutting thingy.


Title: Re: New toys on the horizon
Post by: triker_Chewie on June 11, 2011, 03:36:10 AM
3d printer please!!!!!!!!