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Paul Boscott	11/01/2011 13:41:06
99 forum posts 21 photos	Could be fun http://wiki.makerbot.com/thingomatic
James fortin	11/01/2011 14:00:07
46 forum posts 12 photos	if you like that kind of stuff instructables has lots of offbeat and intriguing projects james incase the link dosent work http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/ Edited By James fortin on 11/01/2011 14:00:54
The Merry Miller	11/01/2011 14:11:24
484 forum posts 97 photos	I certainly would be interested once they could do rapid-prototyping in metal'
John Haine	11/01/2011 14:59:30
5563 forum posts 322 photos	See also http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
Dinosaur Engineer	11/01/2011 16:06:19
147 forum posts 4 photos	This technology has been around for at least 15 years for industrial rapid protyping. Obviously the equipment has reduced in price dramatically. It is quite facinating to see as the layers build up.I would imagine that the layer thickness resolution is now much better than it was when it was first introduced. Edited By Dinosaur Engineer on 11/01/2011 16:09:32
JasonB	11/01/2011 16:31:39
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Posted by The Merry Miller on 11/01/2011 14:11:24: I certainly would be interested once they could do rapid-prototyping in metal' You just need to put a shrinkage allowance into your CAD file and out pops a pattern ready for lost wax/foam casting, so not too far off. J
The Merry Miller	11/01/2011 17:01:44
484 forum posts 97 photos	I think the layer thickness is down to about 0.5 mm now. Ten years ago when I was using the process it it was about 1.5/2.0 mm

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