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Wow, now I can speak up when this discussion comes up within local conversation. Love what I learn on here, now if I can just retain it. Thanks for all the comments, especially to you SteveH. Your posts sometimes amaze me.
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Interesting, amazing, and to think we're learning about this on a quilt forum!
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Beam me up, Scotty!
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I think we should be able to produce cams now. maybe soon we will be able to reproduce the camstacks for some of those that are so prone to cracking.
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On Election Day a neighbor said his company was getting a 3d printer. I was just thinking about replacement parts for some old machines. Shuttles for long bobbins.
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Originally Posted by ann31039
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I think we should be able to produce cams now. maybe soon we will be able to reproduce the camstacks for some of those that are so prone to cracking.
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I think the hard part will be getting people to sit down and design the camstacks into a format the 3D printers can use. That too will get easier. I have this idea that if we already have 3D printers, 3D scanners aren't far behind.
Rodney |
Originally Posted by Rodney
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I think the hard part will be getting people to sit down and design the camstacks into a format the 3D printers can use. That too will get easier. I have this idea that if we already have 3D printers, 3D scanners aren't far behind.
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All I have to say is "Star Trek"!
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There was some talk of 3d scanners when I was reading about the printers. They're in a sort of preliminary stage at the moment, but they're there.
How's this for a heart warming story about 3d printers? http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/16/dog...o-3d-printing/ - ETA: Warning! Grab a tissue first! ;) Or,.. build your own for $60 ;) http://www.instructables.com/id/eWas...nter/?ALLSTEPS - The geek in me SOOO wants to do this. I probably have enough of those drives around here to make a whole herd of them. Google: https://www.google.ca/search?q=built...OoOSyQSksoK4Aw |
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