Cyclicscooby Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I saw this recently, in Maplin, but had already 'treated' myself to a new Tx n plane, so will have to wait before I indulge my urge to get one.. **LINK** Its essentially a handheld 3D printer head. You feed ABS or PLA rods in one end, and draw with the other.. I asked about it in store and was shown one in the box. Its very light and not as big as the pictures make out. I don't know what difference the two types of plastic make, but theres a switch on the device to swap between them ( changes the temperature ) You can also speed up / slow down the delivery via the up/down arrow buttons.. I was thinking, you could create an anti-rib in wood ( route a rib shape into a sheet ) and use it as a template to make plastic ribs.. If the plastic is strong unuf, you could create very light thin ribs with just a zig-zag inner (thats the technical name) like big n real ones.. Thats all i've come up with so far, what uses can you think of.? Luv Chrisie.. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lawrence 1 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I've just had a look at it, seems an interesting item. The only downside I can think of with it is getting repeatability (ie thickness and mass) if producing items using a jig. Must have some good uses though. cheers Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 looks like a gimmick to me and not really 3d printing they just stole the name nothing you can not do there that you cant do with old fashioned plastercine and an oven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 free hand text printing device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 For the life of me I can't see a mass market for home 3D printing................but then I said pretty much the same thing about music CDs when they first came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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