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krushgroove posted:Has anyone tried making an open-source CNC router? I figure that would be right up the alley of folks with RepRaps and MakerBots, etc. Not personally, no, but I know that plans exist and have been successfully built and used.
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Cakefool posted:So you can copyright anything you can print? This is how the fun starts. Is the physical manifestation different from the instructions sent to the 3d printer is different from the Blender file is different from the idea? How about the 3d scan? How about the instructions sent to a Mendel vs. a Cupcake? IP lawyers the world over are typing briefs about this with one hand RIGHT NOW.
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techknight posted:Haha, well, it's early days for a project that doesn't even have official binaries. Calling it now, 3D printers banned when lawmaker stabbed tragically with dagger printed on a CupCake, you heard it here first!
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Yes I'm sure that's the only possible use they would have for the body scans of women. In the coming years it will be interesting to see how many of the "airport pornoscanner LOL" crowd cheerfully sign up for custom-fit clothing that requires a body scan.
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Cockmaster posted:It may even be possible to develop software to mostly autonomously convert scans of the patient's body into part designs. Especially handy if it's a surgical removal - scan the removed part, do some touch-up (e.g. for abnormal growths), and then create the part from the adjusted scan.
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Feb 11, 2012 21:44
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peepsalot posted:You can set software limits, so the machine won't go, say, 195mm from where it homed, or whatever you measure your limits to be. Since you only need to measure this out once and set it in firmware, max endstops are limted usefulness and just add unnecessary complexity/wiring in mty opinion. I heard the Titanic was unsinkable too.
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Mar 29, 2012 19:37
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Cakefool posted:Just for an apples to oranges comparison, how much is a reel of PLU or ABS by weight? Viscosity and other flow characteristics, if they're different enough.
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Apr 4, 2012 00:49
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Claes Oldenburger posted:most of this would mean the amount of time the light takes to harden it right? Hopefully veloso built layer hardening times into his software or people gonna be maaaad when they cant use cheaper resins or he decides to stop making it. Yeah, it's also going to have a bunch of subtleties like thermal expansion rate, contraction after cooling, conduction of heat away from the treated volume, etc. etc. - all of which is possible to adjust for, but you won't be able to use a different resin and get good results without a BUNCH of adjustments.
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Apr 4, 2012 04:31
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Mister Sinewave posted:Your printer is only "within wired distance anyway" partially because it needs to be babysat but mostly because it has to be. It has to be because most 3D printers are where [paper] printers were 15-20 years ago: dumb devices that need to be connected to a print server to do anything. I look forward to the onset of poorly secured network-enabled printers, because some days I just NEED to print out 20 dildoes right in somebody's home.
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Jul 6, 2012 04:40
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hobbesmaster posted:I thought a company wasn't supposed to charge a card for something until it shipped. Nothing says you can't. A lot of places don't as a matter of custom and courtesy, but you can prepay with a credit card as easily as you can prepay with anything else.
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Jul 12, 2012 04:09
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hobbesmaster posted:Internet claims its a Visa/Mastercard policy, though that probably is about as effective as the rules that were against no minimums purchase amount for a card. Pretty much, they don't monitor. And they don't do anything unless someone complains.
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Jul 12, 2012 05:55
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Claes Oldenburger posted:Yea I noticed this too, especially compared to the B9. You need an airtight seal around the bb, so that would likely need hand fitting but sure, besides the parts you mention (which are the critical parts) it's merely a piece of plastic. If we had some eggs, we'd have ham and eggs, if we had some ham too.
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Jul 29, 2012 06:27
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Locus posted:I don't like exploiting third world countries or encouraging companies that do... but it's hard to argue with the price, if he can pull it off. Read this sentence and think about what was just said there. EDIT:vvvv We all buy stuff made by people who are abused. Don't get sanctimonious about it, is what I'm saying. Midjack fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Aug 12, 2012 |
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Either printing color-correct pieces and assembling them or painting smaller areas the target color will yield superior results in nearly any case for the foreseeable future anyway.
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That's OK, when they get it fixed up they'll print themselves another table.
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Korovyev posted:And the option of the Makerbot service plan is nice. It might not be worth the $$ but it gives me peace of mind that I won't have to stress over any dumb beginners mistake I might make. I'm going for easy here! Just be aware that these things aren't to consumer appliance black box status yet and, propaganda notwithstanding, you will have to spend a lot of care and feeding time getting it working and keeping it running. You can't get it fixed without knowing anything about how it works; even with the service plan Makerbot will give you the parts and tell you what to do but it will still be you turning the screws - unless you have some friends locally who will do it for you (in which case they can probably give you better advice and support than anyone else by remote control).
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Dec 30, 2012 21:23
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Mister Sinewave posted:It's true that no 3d printing is at the level of "appliance" yet but the replicator seems closest. I am someone who is perfectly technical and does electronics and mechanicals for a living, but I am FAR more interested in the end results than using my printer as a fiddle-box. I built and have repaired my original makerbot multiple times. Being cutting edge and tweaking and all that jazz with a 3d printer is just not what I choose to spend my time on. I don't disagree, but I also believe there's still enough gap between "closest to appliance" and "Star Trek Replicator" (and Makerbot calling it the Replicator honestly isn't helping) that you can get the wrong idea really quickly.
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DarkHorse posted:In lighthearted news, I guess we all have this to look forward to in a decade or two: One of the early conspiracy theories around factory automation was that the Soviets would remotely reprogram car factories to build tanks overnight while everyone was at home, which hordes of fifth columnists would be waiting to jump into and terrorize the city.
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