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3D-printed gun sparks debate - www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/22426501
Have we done this? Marvelous init.
Have we done this?
I believe we have. I can't believe mods haven't closed your thread already.
Until they can print bullets, it's all a bit pointless.
AIUI bullets are harder to come by than guns in the UK.
It would seem that you can download the info free to get it made. Apprently its been made available by a "free market anarchist".
The gun aside it will not be long before we will be able to download and print spares and even complete products. This should have a bit of an effect on industry.
The gun aside it will not be long before we will be able to download and print spares and even complete products. This should have a bit of an effect on industry.
what like a set of hollow forged cranks? I think not
3d printers have been hyped up for years and years, only good for prototyping,
printing stuff at home was the next big thing 10 years ago,
The gun aside it will not be long before we will be able to download and print spares and even complete products. This should have a bit of an effect on industry.what like a set of hollow forged cranks? I think not
3d printers have been hyped up for years and years, only good for prototyping,
printing stuff at home was the next big thing 10 years ago,
^^^what he said.
At the moment 3D printing/rapid prototyping has limited use for structural stuff.
I think we'll all be 'printing' light brackets and bar ends long before we're making cranks and chainrings.
They have more uses than prototyping and given the pressure to simplify components or not have to carry spares due to stocking costs or delivery/supply chain issues. Why not be able to go to a high street shop order that spare for your washing machine or whatever, once you have had a coffee it will be ready for you to take home and fit.
There are a few items being manufactured now with the technology (dental plates for one), more will follow. As you say, can't see a set of ally cranks but you can already buy printed custom jewelery.
In before the cougar lock... 😉
Why not be able to go to a high street shop order that spare for your washing machine or whatever
lets be very clear, you cannot 3d print a high speed roller bearing nor electrical components, which I expect are the most common parts that fail on a washing machine,
this is all they are good for:
a grand for a makerbot to make a bracket that would cost 0.0001p to manufacture on an injection moulding machine when mass produced,
so you're going to set up a shop where people walk in and buy such parts and have them made, please go on the dragons den I will look forward to that episode
Are you are right of course spares that cost 0.0001p have no other costs associated with them. Something so cheap to make can be like rocking horse s..t if the so called manufactuers sub contracters, subcontracter is on the other side of the world. Alternatively you can just print one.
I will of course bow to your greater judgement on the issue.
a grand for a makerbot to make a bracket that would cost 0.0001p to manufacture on an injection moulding machine when mass produced
...or three grand for a Gaggia to make a coffee that would cost 1p to manufacture at Nescafe's factory or 3p at home. Mt mentioned buying a coffee on the high street but you didn't sneer at that because thousands of coffee shops exist! It doesn't matter what the cost of production is, it's the cost to the consumer that is important.
You can make metal parts using rapid prototyping / 3d printing.
No reason why you couldn't make a set of cranks with them. Whether it would be cost effective to do so is a different matter
No reason why you couldn't make a set of cranks with them. Whether it would be cost effective to do so is a different matter
or safe..
i dont understand why all of a sudden the uk is wetting its pants all of a sudden for 3-D printing?? Its not new!
scotia - Memberor safe..
Why would you think it's not safe?
...or three grand for a Gaggia to make a coffee that would cost 1p to manufacture at Nescafe's factory or 3p at home
are we making a comparison between high quality fresh coffee and freeze dried rubbish, and you think 3d printing will produce a quality part compared to injection molding, lets now go there...
i dont understand why all of a sudden the uk is wetting its pants all of a sudden for 3-D printing?? Its not new!
because it is being banded around by all the "science" and "technology" shows on TV, in a visionless effort by a failing government to get us into making stuff and creating a value adding economy, instead of selling loans and PPI,
I understand that there is a company in Newbury (could be wrong) that will effectively 3D print metal. it sinters the metal powder of Titanium / 316 and other exotic materials into impossible to machine shapes with no waste. Apparently it even puts screw threads in that only need a tap running down to finish. Now that I want in my shed, that's printing 3D printing.
I saw my first 3D printer in 1988! Was proper science fiction then!
or safe..
Shouldn't be a problem. You can 3d print with some pretty exotic metals for pretty demanding applications now.
[url] http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/140084-nasa-3d-prints-rocket-parts-with-steel-not-plastic [/url]
Makes XTR cranks look cheap though.
yeah sure the materials are fine, but what i was getting at is going by whats on here and in the news next week my wifes hairdresser will be designing herself a new set of cranks..
but of course i forgot stw is the cutting eng for mech eng design!