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I have a makerbot, very cool little gadget. Parts are definitely of 'prototype' quality, but it is still amazing to go from cad file to finished part in an hour in my dining room. If anybody wants to try a part, let me know. We will have to figure out how to get an .stl file, but once I have that it is just a little bit of printing time. Maximum dimensions are about 3" cubed, some manufacturing considerations, like hollow things are difficult. Lots of ideas here: http://www.thingiverse.com/ Matt On 09/30/2011 12:36 PM, Ernest Christley wrote: > -Some of the plastics being used are useful in lost wax casting techniques. > -What? You're not going to make a hood ornament for your airplane? > -How about switch and control handles? > -Maybe a new design for a portable radio/gps mount completely customized for your airplane. > -Do you have a cup holder in your airplane? > -How many times have you wished for a quick way to prototype something before spending the time and money cutting real > metal? > > That's just off the top of my head. The one thing I do know is that projects grow to fill the tools available 8*). > > Chad Robinson wrote: >> I looked at these and they're pretty cool. But I can't for the life of >> me figure out what I'd make for an airplane with them. Most produce >> fairly most-sized parts, in other words, not wings, and they use (heavy) >> thermoplastics - again, not wings. They aren't strong enough for engine >> parts, and can't fab with metal anyway. (There are some laser-sintering >> concepts but they're much more complicated and expensive.) >> >> Any ideas on how they'd be useful? I just don't see it (yet), but my >> ears are open. >> >> On 9/30/2011 11:33 AM, Ernest Christley wrote: >>> Requisite link: >>> >>> http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel >>> >>> Ed Anderson wrote: >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- +----------------------------------------------------------+ Matthew Williams Mack Information Systems 215-884-8123 x. 111 25 South Avenue 215-886-5030 fax Wyncote, PA 19095