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the price of a cheap print, is it affordable?: the price of a cheap print, is it affordable?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:01:33 +0000

Hi folks, this is my first post, my question is; what is the lowest price to print something,
say, something the size of a professional camera with lens, no inside parts, just an exterior,
lots of small poly's and surface's thought… so, what can I espect the price to be?
just a general figure, no need for any exact numbers here, the main question is; is it affordable?

By the way, I am a painter and sculptor, all art here, no working models or maquettes :)
just cool forms and shapes

Thx in advance

Extruder: Re: Extruder

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:59:38 +0000

The Extruder is the part of a rapid prototyper that lays material down. Without an extruder, you have nothing, really.

Home Made Rapid Prototyper: Re: Home Made Rapid Prototyper

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:58:23 +0000

You would need to know what you want to build, how much money you are willing to spend, and how much time you are willing to spend.

Why use Rapid Prototyping?: Re: Why use Rapid Prototyping?

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:31:36 +0000

Quite a bit. Rapid Prototyping has several advantages. One: it is addative manufacturing (building the object, not cutting stuff off a cube), and you will only use what is needed. Two: It is very simple to understand, and to use it you just upload files to the software, fill the extruder, and click build. Three: It is very versatile, and almost any material can be used.

CandyFab: Re: CandyFab

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:43:10 +0000

Until recently, I did not know how it worked either. What it does is it spreads sugar out on the extrusion platform, and blasts hot air at the sugar to melt it, then let it harden.

Materials: Re: Materials

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:41:58 +0000

Fab@home uses silicone, RepRap uses ABS, PLY, CAPA, HDPE, etc. , CandyFab uses sugar, Z-corp uses magic z-corp material box stuff. Everyone uses something different, although the idea is generally to create a solid object, no matter what material you are using.

Rapid Proptyping Jobs: Re: Rapid Proptyping Jobs

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:39:59 +0000

The only thing I could think of is a repairman. other than that, what else would someone hire you to do? (the machine already fixes so much)

rapid freeze prototyping systems: Re: rapid freeze prototyping systems

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:38:54 +0000

Yes, it is. I cant remember where i saw it, but on the web somewhere is a description of a certain interesting sculpture of that sort. It is a car with big ice spikes!

enclosure rapid prototyping: Re: enclosure rapid prototyping

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:37:28 +0000

Well, the enclosure is generally the place to put your axises. It also sometimes has small electronic circuts to tell the program where the end of each axis is.

enclosure rapid prototyping: Re: enclosure rapid prototyping

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:00:20 +0000

How important is an enclosure to the process?

— hartnell

rapid freeze prototyping systems: Re: rapid freeze prototyping systems

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:57:30 +0000

Isn't this what some ice sculpture artists do? Drip water onto the sculpture in a freezing environment to build up certain features?

— hartnell

Thermoplastic DIY: Re: Thermoplastic DIY

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:38:48 +0000

It is the most common reprap material. Probably because they cannot work with much more. Beyond reprap, I know little. Really only open source projects share material makeup. Why would z-corp tell everyone how to make the binder for their printer? Also, You cannot make plastic at home (unless you have a lab with a large plastic chemistry knowledge), but rather, if you look under most bottles, they mark their makeup. Post what you have found in the new material section of the forum. So far I have heard of: ABS, HDPE, LDPE, CAPA, Polylactic Acid, and Polycaprolactone.

enclosure rapid prototyping: Re: enclosure rapid prototyping

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:34:43 +0000

I think you are reffering to the idea of having an enclosure in which the machine works. It sounds like if you were looking for an enclosure, you would search for that.

rapid freeze prototyping systems: Re: rapid freeze prototyping systems

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:33:09 +0000

As it turns out, It is what most people call using water to make ice objects. Even though making an extruder for that would be hard, Guess What: I want one. :)

Mold Maker?: Re: Mold Maker?

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:30:21 +0000

Yeah. He seems very clever.

Fab@Home Extruder: Re: Fab@Home Extruder

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:29:51 +0000

Yes. It drips a solidifier. It technically "extrudes" the solidifier.

rapid freeze prototyping systems: rapid freeze prototyping systems

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:30:24 +0000

What is a "rapid freeze prototyping system"?

I'll take a guess, given what I've learned so far. :)

Is a rapid-freeze prototyping system a water-based rapid prototyper that drips water which rapidly freezes?

— Shawn

enclosure rapid prototyping: enclosure rapid prototyping

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:28:42 +0000

What is "enclosure rapid prototyping"? What is an "enclosure" needed for?

— Shawn

Fab@Home Extruder: Re: Fab@Home Extruder

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:26:07 +0000

So the "extruder" is a "dripper" or a "sprayer"?

— Shawn

Fab@Home Extruder: Re: Fab@Home Extruder

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:51:59 +0000

Sort of. That is really how all rapid prototyping is. The droplets, (I reasearched) really solidify a powder. The Fab@Home project has made one, but it is still "under development".