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A buddy sent this link:
Maybe someday in the future, we will be able to easily get replacement parts for anything including our Valks. |
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bigvalkriefan
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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2011, 07:33:33 PM » |
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THAT is capitalism/free enterprise at it's best. Simply amazing.
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.....say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."
Isaiah 35:4
I know who wins in the end.
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Gear Jammer
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 04:34:28 PM » |
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Think of the possibilities  Valk parts at the touch of a button 
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Skinhead
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2011, 04:37:21 PM » |
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I think we need to take up a collection and buy one of these printers for the club. Need a U-joint? Hit the print button.
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2011, 04:43:38 PM » |
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Scott in Ok
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2011, 05:59:20 PM » |
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You can have your own 3d printer, pre-assembled for around $2500. Or, if you are a DIY type person, buy a kit for $1299 http://www.makerbot.com/Just keep in mind, your u-joint will be made out of plastic.  -Scott |
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Fudd
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2011, 06:57:28 PM » |
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I worked with an a girl years ago that liked placing enhanced fetures of her anatomy on the copying machine.
A plastic copy of them would be very authentic.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 08:42:06 AM » |
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My buddy wrote a device driver for a stereo lithography machine over
in the physics department back around 1990... it put down a thin layer of liquidy goo,
shined a light where it needed to be solid, put down another layer, shined the
light... it could make probably anything you could provide the data points for... I saw
chains, different kinds of hexa-whachamacallit-di-deca-thingamobobs, all kinds of stuff
come out of it...
All made out of plastic... it would make pretty wimply u-joints...
-Mike
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Skinhead
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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2011, 09:00:51 AM » |
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We really need the sarcasm font. The U-joint thing was a joke. BUT, if the 3D print head could be modified to use a laser, perhaps powdered metal could be used in place of the plastic powder, and a part sintered from the scan. Hmmmmmmmmmm.........
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2011, 10:37:34 AM » |
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We really need the sarcasm font. The U-joint thing was a joke. BUT, if the 3D print head could be modified to use a laser, perhaps powdered metal could be used in place of the plastic powder, and a part sintered from the scan. Hmmmmmmmmmm.........
Surprisingly, that method is already being used. Finely powdered metal is mixed with a binding agent that is cured with a UV laser. The printer builds up layers similar to stereo lithography, then the part is fused in a sintering oven. It's mostly used in medical applications to make specialized metal pins and joint parts. I doubt it would hold up to high stress, but it works well for many custom made metal parts. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2011, 10:48:31 AM » |
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You can have your own 3d printer, pre-assembled for around $2500. Or, if you are a DIY type person, buy a kit for $1299 http://www.makerbot.com/Just keep in mind, your u-joint will be made out of plastic. -Scott I've used an industrial 3-D printer similar to this method. It uses a fine strand of plastic wire and a strand of support material to build layers. You then soak the part in a solvent to remove the support material. It can make the wrench and many other parts that are impossible to make with conventional machine tools. |
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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2011, 02:04:44 PM » |
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