3 D printing

[steeljack]

a friend sent me this link to a Youtube video ......seems Star Trek type replicators are here

YouTube - ‪3D Printer‬‏

 

[garinda]

Interesting viewing.

What would happen if you put a baby in there?

 

[garinda]

At the bottom of this link it says there's a current project, which is aiming to produce a 3D printer capable of printing itself.

3D printing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Retlaw]

a friend sent me this link to a Youtube video ......seems Star Trek type replicators are here

YouTube - ‪3D Printer‬‏

Seems a bit far fetched to me, for one thing how did that fancy scanner identify the screw the adjustment spindle runs on, & the milling of the slot the movable part slides in. To me it would have to be scanned in pieces, and then assembled, Star Trek replicator it is not. Even modern xrays, would not have shown all the separate parts of the adjustable spanner.
Retlaw

 

[entwisi]

One of my friends has built one, another is mid build....

Only plastic building at this point but having made the printers themselves from bits its pretty neat

 

[lancsdave]

I was reading about a 3D Chocolate printer last night

BBC News - Printer produces personalised 3D chocolate

 

[garinda]

It'll make the office Christmas party more interesting.

 

[spignific]

I print as a job,also eat chocolate while doing it,aint that enough for ya