- Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:16 am
#23795
So I am deployed over here in Kuwait for a while and have been thinking of some way to pass the time. And maybe get some extra pocket change in the process.
I have been aware of 3D printing technology but never paid it much mind. Until recently in the news that some people used an older model from the early 90s to create a functional 30 round magazine for an AR-15 style rifle. And they were also successful in printing the lower receiver of the same style rifle. They fired over 600 rounds using the rifle with the printed lower receiver.
So that has caught my attention and caused me to look into it more and do my homework. So I have chosen a desktop 3D printer I want. Roughly $2,700. Just for good measure I looked into 3D scanners as well. Found a nice one also roughly $3,000. The printer uses ABS filament. 2 extruders, so 2 colors could be used in a run.
My main purpose for getting into this is to learn. In my eyes this is amazing and will only improve in the future.
My secondary purpose is to maybe earn a few extra bucks making stuff. Now with the 3D scanner, I can scan almost anything, have a 3D model of it on the computer. And if I want print it.
This hobby already has a hefty price tag. Not taking into account all of the extra filament I will need to buy for the printer. So not everybody is willing to shell out the cash for something like this.
I am here on this site looking for ideas and just all around curios about what people would like.
If you were able to Scan an object and print it, what would it be? What would you do with it? If you did not have your own 3D printer and scanner, what would you be willing have someone create for you? If you could have anything created for you, what would you want? Your limit is your imagination.
www.makerbot.com
www.nextengine.com
I have been aware of 3D printing technology but never paid it much mind. Until recently in the news that some people used an older model from the early 90s to create a functional 30 round magazine for an AR-15 style rifle. And they were also successful in printing the lower receiver of the same style rifle. They fired over 600 rounds using the rifle with the printed lower receiver.
So that has caught my attention and caused me to look into it more and do my homework. So I have chosen a desktop 3D printer I want. Roughly $2,700. Just for good measure I looked into 3D scanners as well. Found a nice one also roughly $3,000. The printer uses ABS filament. 2 extruders, so 2 colors could be used in a run.
My main purpose for getting into this is to learn. In my eyes this is amazing and will only improve in the future.
My secondary purpose is to maybe earn a few extra bucks making stuff. Now with the 3D scanner, I can scan almost anything, have a 3D model of it on the computer. And if I want print it.
This hobby already has a hefty price tag. Not taking into account all of the extra filament I will need to buy for the printer. So not everybody is willing to shell out the cash for something like this.
I am here on this site looking for ideas and just all around curios about what people would like.
If you were able to Scan an object and print it, what would it be? What would you do with it? If you did not have your own 3D printer and scanner, what would you be willing have someone create for you? If you could have anything created for you, what would you want? Your limit is your imagination.
www.makerbot.com
www.nextengine.com