DailyDirt: Even Cooler 3D Printers On The Way
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Most homes don’t have a 3D printer… yet. But just as most homes didn’t have a “computer” or an internet connection just a few years ago, technology can change quickly, and 3D printers could become ubiquitous relatively quickly. With 3D printers in your kitchen or living room, you could print up a Left Shark whenever you felt like it, but hopefully, no one will be doing that too often. If you already have a MakerBot or some other 3D printer, check out a few other developments that could be nice to have.
- Spiders are inspiring 3D printers to build large structures that are bigger than the printer itself. Arachnid-inspired 3D printers won’t just print big webs, but airplane wings, space stations and maybe clothes. [url]
- Plastic parts are nice, but 3D printing with copper could be even more useful. A binder-jetting process prints a glue onto copper powder which is sintered to form a solid metal piece. If 3D printing with metals gets cheaper, the capabilities of amateur printing could get a lot closer to industrial manufacturing. [url]
- Carbon3D is a startup working on a 3d printing method that prints solid objects from a liquid medium. Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) uses photochemistry to fuse liquid resins into a solid form, creating parts from a pool of liquid that have features as small as 20 microns. This technology is potentially orders of magnitude faster than other kinds of 3D printing, and it also allows for intricate geometries to be printed easily. [url]
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Filed Under: 3d printing, additive manufacturing, continuous liquid interface production, manufacturing
Companies: carbon3d, makerbot
Comments on “DailyDirt: Even Cooler 3D Printers On The Way”
Printing furniture so I don’t have to move it sounds good, as long as I can break it down and throw it in the recycling bin.
But think of the children. we will have to find some other way for those poor starving designers to get paid since 3d piracy will make people not want to be designers.
But don’t worry the MIAA (manufacturer industry association of America) will put messages into every design telling people that bought plans legally to not pirate the plans. If we let everyone print their own stuff then we will have complete anarchy since law enforcement won’t be able to get accurate layouts of the furniture before they SWAT a house.
3D Printing a 3D printer
The real money is when someone can just print a 3D printer. But then I’m sure someone will try to print a 3D printer that is currently printing a different 3D printer. Then we all are doomed!
Re: 3D Printing a 3D printer
Almost there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project
https://monportlaser.com/blogs/consideration-before-buying/what-is-the-difference-between-the-laser-engraver-machine-and-cnc-engraver-machine
If you already have a CNC router, the laser machine can help you complete other work tasks in the workshop. The two machines tend to complement each other and make up for each other’s shortcomings. For example, a laser can cut to a thousandth of an inch and carve on things as small as a grain of rice. Think about all the low-cost, high profit products you can offer!