There are two basic usages for this printer. First is what Jay Leno showed
where you have a part that is broken and no longer available. In which case
you scan the part and the printer makes a complete part that can either be a
mold or export the CAD file for fabrication. It is a 3D scan that gets
converted to CAD file or layer sections. The finished parts are operational.
The other use is where there is no part but just a CAD file for a new part or
assembly which you can now test as presented in my last post.
I think it is cool. Wish it had been around at a reasonable cost when I was
working.
Bob Kitterer
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage
On Jul 6, 2011, at 5:52 AM, Brad Fornal wrote:
> Sorry, that just doesn't seem right. I don't see how it can get the interior
> dimensions, from just holding a "scan gun" over the top of it.
> Watch the video closely, and look at the adjustment gear on the original, vs
> the "plastic" tool. They are different. If it reproduces EXACTLY, why, is it
> different?
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