A sandstone block built from lego, blending real objects with 3d prints
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That is very impressive 🙂
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Agreed. 3D printers are becoming more accessible, especially if you hack them yourself. You’ll “soon” be able to reproduce LR Series 1 parts right in your garage, no machining involved (3D scanner, 3D printer, graphite or similar based substrates, etc. 🙂
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LOL, not so sure we’ll get to the point of printing Stainless steel or Cast Iron! 🙂
However, it will put a fair few pattern makers out of business as this will allow perfect patterns or cores to be made very quickly and to very fine tolerances. Also extremely useful for prototype work.
While I, as an ex engineer, can quite happily read and interpret line drawings and visualise the completed item I know that many people can’t. This is especially true of the accountants who fund the products you’re trying to get made. So this sort of thing really helps to get models made quickly to demonstrate your designs to those without the ability to visualise things ‘off plan’ so to speak.
I did see this sort of technology in action some 15 years ago just before I quit engineering. I was using CAD/CAM in my job then and this new 3D printing method was just coming out and I saw it demonstrated at an engineering exhibition. It was impressive back then and that was when it was in its infancy, stunningly impressive now. I want one! 🙂
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