3D printing

[John Butto]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?hp

watch the video...

 

[daveb]

Pretty amazing stuff... just use your imagination and think where this is going!

 

[signmeup]

Wow! Printing a mechaical device in one go is amazing.

 

[signmeup]

That would save a lot of dust and noise over making signs on a router.

 

[MikePro]

been pimping these Z-printer videos to my boss for a while now...
can't wait til these things are more affordable for the sign shops.

 

[Jack Knight1979]

I've been looking at a roland subtractive machine for a while. They call it rapid prototyper, but it's just a cnc machine.

I wonder what the substrate cost is like for on of the two part RP machines.
They are amazing.

 

[petesign]

That's the coolest thing I have ever seen. Star Trek. I wonder if it could print a hot cup of coffee.

 

[HaroldDesign]

I almost miss it. SLA "printers" have been around a long time. They're faster now, though. I worked with one back about 13yrs ago when I was a wood pattern & mold maker, also.