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Rapid prototyping
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:56 am
by ricardo
I've posted this to youtube to use in my web site, shows a Solid-Scape T66 running. I taped and edited, so it lacks sound and is no pro work at all. Some may find it interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASjG_wOa7rE
Ricardo
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:23 am
by deadalvs
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:52 am
by glypticmax
Very cool.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:51 am
by lebbeus
Cool
what exactly is the material that you're printing?? abs, polycarbonate, starch (doubtful), something else?
You're using these to make molds for rings??
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:49 am
by Maximus3D
That looks like one very expensive donut-making-machine
wow!
/ Max
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:49 pm
by Hybaj
Doesn't look so "rapid" to me
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:31 pm
by JDHill
Not rapid? How fast could you sculpt those by hand, make molds, cast copies, and clean up the copies? Not to mention...these can create geometry that is not physically possible by that process.
Cool stuff Ricardo.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:51 pm
by NicoR44
That's pretty incredible Ricardo!! so fast.
P.s.
I've send you some E-mails, but I think they might be blocked somehow
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:42 pm
by ricardo
@lebbeus: It uses some proprietary plastic, very britle but perfect for investment casting - so most of the work is jewelry but some gearbox and turbo charger parts show up sometimes.
@Hybaj,JDHill,NicoR44: The fast thing is a 8 hours time lapse... I'm glad I posted here before running the web site live, I need to add a coment on that. It seems so obvious to me
@Hybaj: It's one of the slowest but more precise systems in the market, with the best finish around. And it's at least quite faster than hand carving or strugling with the kind of 3 axis CNC mills used in this kind of work.
@Maximus: I never tasted them...
Ricardo
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:46 pm
by Hybaj
JDHill : I was just comparing the speed of the machine in comparison to other machines. Not the actual usefulness.
Ricardo : What amount of heat can that plastic stand??
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:50 pm
by valerio
me gusta esta T66
What you refer for 72 hours without supervision?
This card is real for you?
www.solid-scape.com/t66_roi.html
The maintenance costs is high?
Thanks Ricardo
bye
Valerio
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:02 pm
by w i l l
I love rapid protoyping/3d milling/routing/anything that produces 3D from and computer model. Really need to save up to get something small to put in my bedroom.
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:45 am
by ricardo
@Hybaj: 60C it will start to bend... it prints at 120C, completelly fluid. And is supposed to burn out at 600C for investment casting. The post process (dewaxing as in the video) happens at 50C-55C.
@Valerio: Yes, they make a conservative and true approcah for a jeweler. But that's U.S price, international customers pay around 15% more FOB price. If you run a service bureau you need to work hard and charge a littlew bit more than $8.3/Hour. There is also a new & chaper model.
Regarding maintenance, I payed the maintenance contract for the machine's second year and gave up, I never got close to getting this amount on parts. It's reliable and pretty easy to maintain and operate.
72H - The print jets need to be primed every 72 hours, but I usually break that barrier. Besides that it's fully standalone, I usually set it up on fridays' noon and pick things ready on monday.
Ricardo
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:42 am
by DrMerman
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:59 am
by w i l l
Thanks Dr... make me one and i'll come and collect it. Cheers.
