3-D Printers

igotid88
igotid88 Posts: 28,903
edited December 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
I want one

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=biss_hp_cat_5?ie=UTF8&node=6066126011



3D Printer May Someday Build Human Organs
http://mashable.com/2013/02/06/3d-print ... ll-organs/

Lots of people use 3D printers to sculpt plastic. But some are using them to shape cells.

A team of researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, led by Will Shu, has built a printer that can lay down human stem cells in tiny spheres. Printing human cells has been done before, with bone marrow or skin. Those types of cells, however, are resilient compared to the more delicate embryonic stem cells.

“The technique will allow us to create more accurate human tissue models which are essential to in vitro drug development and toxicity-testing. Since the majority of drug discovery is targeting human disease, it makes sense to use human tissues.” Shu said in a press release.
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  • supersonicyears
    supersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    I don't know about this one....
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    want to be enlightened"
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,903
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHnMj6dxj4
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,383
    I've studied 3D technologies during my Master and I have to say that 3D printers are indeed very clever machines, but also too expensive.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    supersonicyears wrote:
    I don't know about this one....
    same here...
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    :shock: :o 8-)
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    A few different 3D printers are around, the one that uses a laser is the one I want.

    A friend of mine works with the Makerbots , he works with a whole set of these printers. 3D printing is just really cool :)

    (Laser 3D printing)

    http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/12/3867864/3d-printing-precisely-with-formlabs-and-the-form-1

    http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/07/form-1-3d-printer-goes-into-production-first-batch-scheduled-for-delivery-in-late-april/
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    I work in the plastic industry so I'm pretty familiar with 3-D Printers. Super cool to see in action!!
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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,381
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    I work in the plastic industry so I'm pretty familiar with 3-D Printers. Super cool to see in action!!

    Bob?


    Some dude is planning on building a house from sections printed from a 3D printer. Fact
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    I work in the plastic industry so I'm pretty familiar with 3-D Printers. Super cool to see in action!!

    Bob?


    :lol::lol::lol:
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    I work in the plastic industry so I'm pretty familiar with 3-D Printers. Super cool to see in action!!

    Bob?


    :lol::lol::lol:

    :lol: Thank goodness for manufacturing!!
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,437
    In a few years, the technology will also be there where you can manufacture assault rifles with a 3-D printer. They've already had success, but they don't last very long.

    Some dude already figured out how to make 30 round magazines for his AR and it worked perfect.
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Jason P wrote:
    In a few years, the technology will also be there where you can manufacture assault rifles with a 3-D printer. They've already had success, but they don't last very long.

    Some dude already figured out how to make 30 round magazines for his AR and it worked perfect.


    There like replicators from Star Trek TNG, still having a hard time wrapping my head around it.
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    I ordered one 2 days ago. :)
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Idris wrote:
    I ordered one 2 days ago. :)


    What are you going to make?
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    edited February 2013
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Idris wrote:
    I ordered one 2 days ago. :)


    What are you going to make?

    I dunno, a bong at first possibly, maybe some hobby stuff like an airplane, some crazy looking toys for my nephew.

    http://www.engadget.com/tag/3dPrinting/

    I guess whatever the mind can think of,
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  • shortstack
    shortstack Posts: 2,339
    Idris wrote:
    I ordered one 2 days ago. :)


    does it come with the scanner and the program?
    did you see me? i saw you.
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    shortstack wrote:
    Idris wrote:
    I ordered one 2 days ago. :)


    does it come with the scanner and the program?

    Pretty sure it does not have a scanner, I have plans to hook an X box Kinect to it. You mean program with designs and specs to upload onto a computer and print from said program? I'm not sure if it does (it probably does) come with it, But I know specs are free to download online.
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    You could buy one Storm trooper action figure and clone your own Empire!
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    BinauralJam wrote:
    You could buy one Storm trooper action figure and clone your own Empire!

    I'm working on printing 'The Battlestar Galactica' (from the TV show)

    Printed a Yoda pencil holder last night as a test print. Got hundreds of things ready to print, also working on some custom models, as in modeling designs (via the computer) at home for others to print out...Open Source!

    Also on the list to print.....Lego Darth!

    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:50300
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    So getting a second printer,

    These things are pretty amazing, we got tons of 3D designs ready, many are ones we created, modeling on our computer.

    We have yet to get into major detail, which we are going to prototype a few cool designs in the next few weeks. (If everything goes as well as we would like it to go)


    We are working on an F1 car, with moving parts. Then cast it in Carbon Fiber like the real thing.

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