Author Topic: 3d printer makes tools (Read 4581 times)

makaveli25 · « **on:** July 06, 2011, 03:53:24 PM »

http://www.wimp.com/functionaltools/

Pretty awesome stuff. In the next few decades I think the military will use this technology to produce tanks and other kinds of military equipment.
They plan on using it to make bones, moving parts of the knee and other body parts.

Schmoff · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:59:52 PM »

America, fuck yeah!!!!

MAXX · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:02:05 PM »

weird. how does the computer know if a part is a loose moving part or if it's solid to the other part? i mean the light cant bend in such small spaces to see that.

makaveli25 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:02:36 PM »

Quote from: Schmoff on July 06, 2011, 03:59:52 PM

America, fuck yeah!!!!

I hope they don't start buidling T1000s

Wiggs · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:03:04 PM »

That's incredible...Think of the possibilities!

makaveli25 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:03:32 PM »

Quote from: MAXX on July 06, 2011, 04:02:05 PM

weird. how does the computer know if a part is a loose moving part or if it's solid?

They must of made some modifications that we didn't see.

MAXX · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:05:51 PM »

Quote from: makaveli25 on July 06, 2011, 04:03:32 PM

They must of made some modifications that we didn't see.

exactly.

I think they skipped that part in the process which they had to do manually.

anyways 3d printers has been around for a long ass time. I remember we got one for the school i went to in like 2002 or 2003..

JasonH · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:10:05 PM »

The guy that designed that must be an absolute genius.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:16:05 PM »

Quote from: Wiggs on July 06, 2011, 04:03:04 PM

That's incredible...Think of the possibilities!

*Rolls a spliff and phones Dominos*

bradistani · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:52:36 PM »

Quote from: makaveli25 on July 06, 2011, 03:53:24 PM

http://www.wimp.com/functionaltools/

Pretty awesome stuff. In the next few decades I think the military will use this technology to produce tanks and other kinds of military equipment.
They plan on using it to make bones, moving parts of the knee and other body parts.

the military are light years ahead of whatever we get to see

muscularny · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2011, 09:18:09 PM »

been around forever, these are use for a process called rapid prototyping, say you have an idea or design you need to send away for mass production or whatever this is a quick way to get to hold feel it etc

this is a good deal, usually goes for almost 40k!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Z-Corp-450-Full-Color-3D-Printer-Rapid-Prototyping-/190548658094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5d95c7ae#ht_500wt_949

BayGBM · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2011, 09:57:20 PM »

Quote from: muscularny on July 06, 2011, 09:18:09 PM

been around forever, these are use for a process called rapid prototyping, say you have an idea or design you need to send away for mass production or whatever this is a quick way to get to hold feel it etc

this is a good deal, usually goes for almost 40k!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Z-Corp-450-Full-Color-3D-Printer-Rapid-Prototyping-/190548658094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5d95c7ae#ht_500wt_949

x2. This isn't exactly new technology. We have had 3d printers in the labs at work for years.

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:29:40 PM »

They really started getting leaps and bounds ahead on this in the mid 90's, we had some hands on time (a lot of coding and programming) with one of the first ones that came out in a mechanical engineering class I was taking
back then they couldn't use moving parts yet but it was still pretty cool to instantly fabricate something you were working on in AutoCad

The software for stuff like this is insanely expensive..

Solidworks www.solidworks.com $10-20,000
AutoCAD www.autocad.com $10,000
Renderworks SDK http://www.nemetschek.net/CINEMA/index.php $200,000
VxWorks http://www.windriver.com/products/vxworks/ $200,000

DK II · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2011, 11:55:20 PM »

Can it print a "Matt C" yet?

The True Adonis · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:31:34 AM »

They have this same machine at Walmart only it makes Dog Tags for your pet. I am not impressed.

oderus · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:45:52 AM »

Quote from: The True Adonis on July 07, 2011, 12:31:34 AM

They have this same machine at Walmart only it makes Dog Tags for your pet. I am not impressed.

Megalodon · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2011, 04:11:51 AM »

3D printers can make tools, toys, action figures, sculptures, car parts, etc..................... ........................ ........................ .

Swede! · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2011, 07:08:55 AM »

in the future a 3d printer will he a household iteam. And when you order a certian tool for example online. The 3d printer will print it out for you

OlDirTy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2011, 07:30:23 AM »

The wrench they printed wasn't even the same...and the guy is so proud to say '' Oh the accuracy is 40 microns, less than a human hair ''

Just look at the extremity of the tool, the original have a hole, the printed one have ring, like the cheap wrench at the store. Bullshit.

Tito24 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2011, 08:01:16 AM »

i would print out my own designed dildos all day

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #20 on:** July 07, 2011, 09:16:04 AM »

Lots of tools here on GB are made with this amazing machine

Natural Man · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:06:48 AM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on July 07, 2011, 09:16:04 AM

Lots of tools here on GB are made with this amazing machine

ron produces them in his garage.

Ropo · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:31:19 PM »

Quote from: OlDirTy on July 07, 2011, 07:30:23 AM

The wrench they printed wasn't even the same...and the guy is so proud to say '' Oh the accuracy is 40 microns, less than a human hair ''

Just look at the extremity of the tool, the original have a hole, the printed one have ring, like the cheap wrench at the store. Bullshit.

Well, if they would print copy of original, patented etc. tool, there would be law suit waiting for them even before the end of the video. That's why they used 3D model which they made by themselves. Anyhow, the technique is cool and usefull in many ways. They can print even with metal in these days, so you get stainles steel objects by printing, and that is really amazing.