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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2010, 09:29:58 am »
Yes.  The zcorp printers are powder based, which is why I like them more, but thingsblike te reprap, makerbot, and others are plastic extruders.  I believe 3d printers will become more popular among people that are not hobbyists if there is simple a print button, and n problems with the print.

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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #16 on: June 22, 2010, 11:52:06 am »
I wonder if the day where it will be possible to duplicate objects at 100% (even a calc, for example) will ever come :P
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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2010, 11:53:40 am »
That would be really, really cool.  Perhaps atom generation?  Have a cache of hydrogen and use fusion to create new elements from them?

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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2010, 12:38:16 pm »
ah! to solve the issue with impossibly-shaped objects, you would have to build a printer that basically 'holds on' to the most recent layer, thus suspending it if necessary, until it pushes the next layer through. So, instead of seeing it build up from a base, you would see it lowered down as it was built

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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2010, 01:18:12 pm »
The way I saw the theoretical one work was that it built from the bottom and pushed the object up as it needed.  Basicaly the same thing but upside down :P

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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #20 on: June 22, 2010, 01:31:08 pm »
ah! to solve the issue with impossibly-shaped objects, you would have to build a printer that basically 'holds on' to the most recent layer, thus suspending it if necessary, until it pushes the next layer through. So, instead of seeing it build up from a base, you would see it lowered down as it was built
That would be a very interesting idea, someone should try this.

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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2010, 02:24:48 pm »
I wonder how hard it would be, though x.x


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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2010, 12:55:45 am »
It would be pointless. The same thing can be done with support material.  So far, atomic printers have proved more elusive.  A few major problems is see:
1. energy requirement
2. Elements reacting with air, or leftover chemicals inside chamber for deposition or reaction.
3. Chemical form. Eg, printing crystals.
4. Build time.  Most likely days to weeks.

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Re: Build a Make-Anything Machine
« Reply #23 on: June 24, 2010, 01:14:00 am »
the atomic stuff kinda creeps me out, especially when you know about stuff such as Tcherbobyl x.x

Accidents and hardware/material issues can happen.