The talk of 3d printers down the page reminded me of this
5 Axis machining of a helmet in aluminium.
Glass cock says no but there's a lot of sources.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 14:33,
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I think glass cock was being a bit sneaky there
this is still awesome tho.
Is this a 3d printer? Genuine question.
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Sheriff John Bunnell https://twitter.com/thewonderfulgam, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 14:50,
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It's a milling machine not a printer.
A printer will lay down material whilst this cuts it away.
Don't know how much this beast would cost but we nearly spluffed 70 grand on a 3D printer last year.
Decided to wait as they're still an emerging tech. Few years time people will have one on a desktop.
And yes I suspect a sneaker glass cock...
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 15:00,
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Printers are additive, this milling machine is subtractive
i.e. with this you have to start with a block as big as the thing you want, a printer will build up what you want and wont use any more material than you need.
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Cocodaye Miasere likes chips and peas, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 18:43,
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