3D printer can ... print the parts for another 3D printer

[Darren Dirt]

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

...and so the rise of the machines begins...




via http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8666516/3D-printing-the-technology-that-could-re-shape-the-world.html

unamerican
08/11/2011 08:33 AM
I'm hoping to print out a sofa like the article suggests. I just hope it's bigger than A4 sized.

jono
08/11/2011 08:01 PM
And what if you get the equivalent of a paper jam?

Whats that - half a sofa, that you have to throw away?

[Mr. Analog]

Mankind's only defence? HIGH PRICED PRINTER CARTRIDGES!

[Mr. Analog]

PC LOAD LETTER, WTF does that mean??

[Darren Dirt]

PC LOAD LETTER, WTF does that mean??

When you pull out the baseball bat in the open field, VOILA! The printer prints out its own bat ... AND SWINGS AT YOU FIRST!






fyi the magical technology behind this "game-changer" seems to be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_sintering and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_deposition_modeling





http://blog.objet.com/ "My name is Sam Green and I?m part of the marketing team here at Objet Geometries. I will be bringing you the latest developments and happenings from the world of 3D printing, rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing."

Disturbing Nightmare Fuel much?

[Tom]

Down at ENTS we have one space owned RepRap, and a couple members have their own. They are quite neat.

[Darren Dirt]

http://ents.ca/index.php/RepRap :jelly:

[Darren Dirt]

Wow, a cool business idea using "3D Printing"

http://www.figureprints.com/wow/Help/FAQ.aspx

and guess who founded this company?

The same guy who made this game  -- forme MS'er Ed Fries.

[Mr. Analog]

That's pretty cool.

I was reading about another new project coming up that may change the shape and heat dissipation qualities of high density memory, if I can find the link I'll share.

3D printing is changing everything when it comes to manufacturing goods.

[Darren Dirt]

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/fyi-it-legal-3-d-print-handgun

The backers of the Wiki Weapons Project want to create a free, opensource digital file for printing a working handgun at home. But can they do so legally?


...
You have an Anarchist?s Cookbook kind of question. Just information is generally pretty hard to make illegal. It?s just information. So the fact that you can now get this file and it can tell you how to produce a gun is very similar to a recipe online that tells you how to build a bomb or something like that. Just because a Web site tells you how to do something like that doesn?t make the Web site illegal.

At least not yet.

ps: http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/31/wtf_is_3d_printing/
(from another thread on this forum)

[Mr. Analog]

Yes, yes you can in most States, you just aren't allowed to sell them without a permit.

Then again you could mill your own parts at home anyway, same rules apply.