[video=youtube;odmFO7pJ-RQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odmFO7pJ-RQ[/video]
you can read more about it here:
[url]http://www.3dprinterworld.com/article/3d-printed-kayak-from-homemade-3d-printer[/url]
This is ridiculous it took over 1000 hours to print. When I first saw 'kayak' I thought it was going to be from some new super printer but nope this dude just sat down with 20 roll sof filament and printed that shit out.
It would have been quicker to build one from scratch out of cedar strips, and more solid...
Still, I guess it looks funky.
[QUOTE=cherry gmod;44396798]It would have been quicker to build one from scratch out of cedar strips, and more solid...
Still, I guess it looks funky.[/QUOTE]
wow, only took 30 minutes for the first of you to show up.
if everyone had this mindset, nothing would get done, and engineering wouldn't exist.
its a really inefficient way to make kayak...
ok
[QUOTE=A_Pigeon;44396981]its a really inefficient way to make kayak...
ok[/QUOTE]
Baby steps. It used to take a whole assembly line of humans to make 1 car. No it's done by 1 robot and can be done in a matter of hours.
I can see why it's really cool although completely impractical at this stage.
Proof of concept though, now you can literally pirate real life objects. I honestly wonder if it will be seriously considered to put DRM on stuff like this.
[QUOTE=cherry gmod;44396798]It would have been quicker to build one from scratch out of cedar strips, and more solid...
Still, I guess it looks funky.[/QUOTE]
I guess the coolest thing about this, and what is the 'big deal', is that it was made in a space less than 3 feet squared. from a production standpoint, it's almost like it's bigger on the inside.
I mean, for reductive manufacturing like milling or whatever, you need a piece of material and a machine that are bigger than the final product, that's not the case with 3D printing, and that's what makes it so exciting to me
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44397984]I guess the coolest thing about this, and what is the 'big deal', is that it was made in a space less than 3 feet squared. from a production standpoint, it's almost like it's bigger on the inside.
I mean, for reductive manufacturing like milling or whatever, you need a piece of material and a machine that are bigger than the final product, that's not the case with 3D printing, and that's what makes it so exciting to me[/QUOTE]
True, and believe me I don't miss that point as I'm studying engineering, But cost wise and labor wise its not effective.
3D printing has a HUGE amount to offer, and so much potential. Imagine 3d printing a gearbox and not having to assemble it, or having an engine block with a complex series of ducting in it for coolant and oil making it even more efficient.
Doing something that could be done in a workshop with a planer, sander and hammer (and other things i know) in less time and cheaper seems a bit unimaginative.
Not to say it's not creative, Don't get me wrong, its very cool.
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[QUOTE=Tmaxx;44396861]wow, only took 30 minutes for the first of you to show up.
if everyone had this mindset, nothing would get done, and engineering wouldn't exist.[/QUOTE]
Actually, Its the mindset of saying "hey lets do something that's been done before but just do it for the sake of it" that's holds things back. 3D printing has the ability to revolutionize so many aspects of life, prosthetic technology. This is not showing what 3D printing is capable of.
[img]http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/05/robohand-3d-printed-prosthetic-hand.jpg[/img]
And i study engineering, So i know what 3D printing is useful for right now as i have to work with it quite often. Kayak building is very low on the list of Things that need to be changed when you have other more important ideas to be looking at.
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