2009MAY052019
Went to Trampoline on 2009MAR28. I've uploaded shots of the Venue interior at Donkey Wheel.
How to make almost anything
Pete talked about open source fabbers, 3d fabrication, 3D printers and materials to rapidly prototype stuff. An exciting idea because with the right type of materials and blueprints you can reproduce complex products that could not easly by reproduced. Three dimensional objects can be recreated from digital designs by a photocopy like process where layers of material are deposited until the entire object is created.
There are numerous examples you can look at including, The Mad Evil Scientist, Candy Fab 4000 (uses sugar instead of plastics), Fab@Home and RepRap which Pete referred to in his talk (I think). You can buy commercial tools but with the advent of Open Source movement projects such as RepRap allow you to build a usable fabrication tool for 1/5 the price.
RepRap is to 3 dimensional fabrication what the first Apple Laser printer was to publishing.
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2009MAY052019
Went to Trampoline on 2009MAR28. I've uploaded shots of the Venue interior at Donkey Wheel.
How to make almost anything
Pete talked about open source fabbers, 3d fabrication, 3D printers and materials to rapidly prototype stuff. An exciting idea because with the right type of materials and blueprints you can reproduce complex products that could not easly by reproduced. Three dimensional objects can be recreated from digital designs by a photocopy like process where layers of material are deposited until the entire object is created.
There are numerous examples you can look at including, The Mad Evil Scientist, Candy Fab 4000 (uses sugar instead of plastics), Fab@Home and RepRap which Pete referred to in his talk (I think). You can buy commercial tools but with the advent of Open Source movement projects such as RepRap allow you to build a usable fabrication tool for 1/5 the price.
RepRap is to 3 dimensional fabrication what the first Apple Laser printer was to publishing.
next >>>