gordon Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I don't know if this has been posted before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Wow...I need one of those!!...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny.Barile Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 I have 3 different types in work. I was even trained to use one. The powder printer type you see in the vid uses a polycarbonate material but it is really brittle and will shatter upon impact. I used it (Objet by Connex) to make a solid prototype of a popper I modeled in ProEngineer 3d cad. I then used that prototype as the master for a silicone mold and casted a few in 2 part urethene. One of the other machines is a little better for this as the material is boyant. It is an ABS plastic and is laid out in layers by a giant cnc glue gun.The melting point is at about 170 f. Not good to sit in your tacklebox in the car on an August day. The machines are about $100k and the material cost for one lure is about $25. Not ready for prime time........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambennett Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) Yeah, and the MakerBots and RepRap machines can't work within the tolerances of the Objet. I did find a used Objet for about 25k, but again, you wouldn't want to run production on one of those due to material costs. And that's a pretty expensive way to make a master, unless you've got access to one at a job, etc. You can use a service called i.Materialise if you wanted to put a toe in the water. I don't recall what type of tech they're using, but they'll do a one-off. I see it as the very early days for this tech. In a few years the prices will come down and the machines will get better. I ran all the way down the road on these products last spring and am hopeful that the future holds some interesting advances. But I think it's a tad young for now. I am still interested in the DIY CNC mills, however. Edited December 9, 2011 by sambennett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallystrothers Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Out of morbid curiosity I requested a quote. Probably will not hear back but thought it was worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bass Man Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Wow!!! Thats one AWESOME machine!!! I would love to have one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint M Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Shut the front door!! That was amazing! I'll take two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 That is a really neat machine. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny.Barile Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 To lay out a 6 inch popper would probably be 1.5 hours at $150/hour. Plus set-up........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
