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txtaz
03-23-2009, 07:44 AM
Check this out with Jay Leno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc

da Taz

HOWARD O
03-23-2009, 08:33 AM
Really cool stuff!

Discussed here already though....

http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56628

txtaz
03-23-2009, 08:43 AM
Thanks Howard. I missed that post.

Makes it almost reasonable to get one just to play with it. I wonder what the consumables cost.

Da Taz

HOWARD O
03-23-2009, 08:53 AM
I don't know what that "printer" costs, got to be pretty big bucks. But what struck me as incredible is that the 3D scanner is under 3 grand. That's a fun toy all by itself. That would've been untouchable to smaller companies a few years ago. Pretty exciting stuff. :yes:

Rootsy
03-23-2009, 09:25 AM
I don't know what that "printer" costs, got to be pretty big bucks. But what struck me as incredible is that the 3D scanner is under 3 grand. That's a fun toy all by itself. That would've been untouchable to smaller companies a few years ago. Pretty exciting stuff. :yes:

I wonder how it handles shrouded features that the scanner cannot capture... :biggrin.:

Conquistador_del_mar
03-23-2009, 10:48 AM
I wonder how it handles shrouded features that the scanner cannot capture... :biggrin.:

Exactly what I was trying to figure. Since it is a laser beam scanner, it would not be able to "see" and program any recesses in the piece that it scans. Since the end result is a plastic positive mold to use to make the real copy, why not just cast the original. Maybe I am missing something here. Bill