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09-28-2014, 04:35 AM #11
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- What is the most interesting thing you have seen done with a 3D printer or 3D printing technology?
Everything, since I first noticed how printers made things from nothing I was amazed, but the technology was something beyond affordable
and even more so when I was a kid. I am always amazed in every print its like some sort of magic occurs. The technology itself is reaching better heights not
just from printing organic material or helping people's lives medically but also that it has even been able to print out houses in record time. From something so
small as a pin to something as big as a house or airplane. Its amazing and the new stuff people come up with like more extruders, smarter computations and
software plus many other features each year make so many more creative combinations. The way printing technology is evolving now makes it evermore interesting
how it changes the way of human thinking-including myself!
- If you could build your dream 3D printer, what would it include and what would it do? Let your imagination run wild!
It would include wheels and an engine-much like a car or industrial machines like bulldozers, forklifts etc to drive the printer around a flat surface so the limit would be the height, and multiple extruders including
extruders of different sizes to speed up the interiors more efficiently. If it had some kind of limit definitely equip a pin point GPS system so if you needed to build a building a certain dimension
you need only place trackers on four corners so the printer would automatically start driving and printing itself. It would auto-shutoff when it would need to refill on the materials
and come equipped with an alert system for a job on pause(refill) and a job completed straight to your PC/Phone. Like the new cars coming out it would have collision detectors and cameras.
I'd imagine it with multiple "smart" arms with extruders, fans, and pincers for a much better print outcome.
If the 1st floor is done it can build separated stairs and head on to make the next floor. The neat thing about printing these buildings is that you wouldn't have to spend so much more
money on some uniquely shaped design! Another idea is to have a complete all in one system. Full color, scanner and recycling equipped printer would be amazing! Now add some rails
and modular printing to cut printing time into fractions of time! Plus even add varied extruder sizes for even faster results! If it had a storage and online access we could print them online and watch
through a small camera how the print is coming out. Maybe even have a self project remover so it can start printing without the need for a person to actually have to be there.Last edited by Decadia; 09-28-2014 at 04:43 AM.
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