Why don't I have one of these yet?

In reply to Conquest351:

Read the comments as the article is a bunch of sensationalist drivel. he only made the grips, etc on the printer. No barrel, firing pin, or trigger mechanism.

Javelin wrote: In reply to Conquest351: Read the comments as the article is a bunch of sensationalist drivel. he only made the grips, etc on the printer. No barrel, firing pin, or trigger mechanism.

Ah... See, I was wondering how many rounds he'd actually get through a plastic barrel. LOL Helps if I'd have read the comments. OK, back to my love with the idea again. My wife wants a pink AR15. I'd love to have clear grips on my Baby Eagle and maybe a clear poly magazine. That'd be pretty sweet.

The first thing I'd print is a 1970 AMX grill. Those bad boys bring $1700+.

Let's see, just thinking of my own car here... I can make a new Oh E36 M3 handle, a center console bracket, a grill, and...

Hey, how big can they make these things? Would something like a headliner (they are plastic in AMC's) be feasible? What about an ABS hood?!?

most hobby printers can't do more than a six inch cube. anything above that has to be made in pieces and glued together. More expensive machines have bigger work areas.

Javelin wrote: Hey, how big can they make these things?

The big boys can do around 16 x 16 x 14 inches. They are like $150K

Ordered one last Friday. Site says 8-10 weeks for delivery. I'll let you know.

jg

Now keep me updated when you find an Epson printer that spits out cheeseburgers.

My company might be getting 3D scanner. I'll have to figure out what I should scan when it's sitting in the office over weekends.... (Each of my vehicles?)

RossD wrote: My company might be getting 3D scanner. I'll have to figure out what I should scan when it's sitting in the office over weekends.... (Each of my vehicles?)

I'd start with all the dumb little plastic fasteners that break and you can't find anywhere. Then publish them to the internet.

What I don't understand is, how can it print something that does not have a flat bottom? Imagine you want to print a plastic bridge. It only touches on each end, what supports the span of plastic. I'm seriously considering one of these (even though the 6" capacity is an issue) but I'm not sure how to overcome that. Naturally, I'm thinking of things that I can't find the plans for. Or let's say you wanted to print a thimble. You can't sit it on it's side cuz it'll roll around. If you set it on the flat side it'll be solid. I don't want to spend $500 to find this out.

you have a removable support of a weaker material printed with it that you remove. (at least thats how the one at my school worked)

I want one

That would be awesome for some of my business ideas.

Apexcarver wrote: you have a removable support of a weaker material printed with it that you remove. (at least thats how the one at my school worked)

Kinda like the connections on a plastic car model I would guess.

JG Pasterjak wrote: Ordered one last Friday. Site says 8-10 weeks for delivery. I'll let you know. jg

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