[General] Printing a working engine in under an hour

[Stephan Henning]

I could see it being very useful for the types of things mentioned above,
along with the rapid prototyping of linkages and mechanical geometries,
along with brackets, mounts, and a whole host of others things where
plastic isn't quite strong enough.


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Nolan Cash <r48811 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thats because its for the cat not you Jeffrey.
> On Apr 17, 2014 1:42 PM, "Jeff Cotten" <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I would print sturdy replacement gears for various household objects of
>> mine.  Recently I had an electronic litterbox break on me, I would prefer a
>> metal gear replacement to a plastic one.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Showers, Phillip M <
>> Phillip.M.Showers at boeing.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  That’s interesting! Are you planning to use DMLS or a clay powder
>>> based kiln technique? What wattage are you pumping your lasers to?
>>>
>>> I’d be interested from a small parts prototyping perspective,
>>> specifically for playing with other CNC designs.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cool stuff,
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org [mailto:
>>> general-bounces at lists.makerslocal.org] *On Behalf Of *Sumontro Sinha
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:13 PM
>>> *To:* general at lists.makerslocal.org
>>> *Subject:* [General] Printing a working engine in under an hour
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've got a question to the group: Does anyone want to functional engine
>>> parts and other parts in an hour?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm developing a desktop 3D printer that can make a 1 kg steel or
>>> aluminum part in under an hour. I'm making this for myself because I want
>>> to design/build/fire a working rocket engine in a day, but I'm curious to
>>> see what else people would use this printer for if they had it and why they
>>> would use it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Comment below if your interested in this printer and say why your
>>> interested in it and what you'd make with it:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sumontro
>>>
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