Larger Printers
Humanoido
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When will larger printers become available? I have a new concept car design and I'd like to print out a full scale version.
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If you have the money it looks like you could get something that would work now:
http://www.customnc.com/3dmachining.html
Definitely 3D..
It's cool thinking about sending a full scale car to the printing company, by internet. I wonder if that's ever been done before...
I can see down the road that would be great for custom car parts and one off aftermarket goodies. Wait until the Tuner crowd starts using them to make parts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2194626/From-dot-matrix-starting-grid-Racing-car-designed-purely-3D-printing-0-60mph-just-seconds.html
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121107-voxeljet-builds-aston-martin-models-for-james-bond-film-skyfall.html
Of course, they weren't actually working models, just 1/3 sized visual replicas. Very impressive looking though.
Big as you want, partner. Check out these guys when the tour stops in your town.
http://hackaday.com/2012/09/24/turning-a-shipping-container-into-a-3d-printer/
Instead of the Holodeck, a fast printer could create a new world in which we could interact.