3D printed car

[itskingsteelo]

Guys check out my new 3d printer!

:rofl::rofl:

[jeenyus]

Not yet. The process will improve however. The biggest drawback is speed - the reason for the huge ridges on that car is because they increased the speed at the cost of resolution. it still took 2 straight days of printing. That's pretty slow but also remember a regular car takes weeks to build.



but if you remember back in the days of dot matrix printing, a color page would take like 10 minutes and it looked like hell. Now a color print takes like 5 seconds, if that, plus the quality has increased 1000x. there's no reason to think 3D printing won't see the same improvements in speed and quality.

We need a Steve Jobs for 3D printers. It will happen. Hell it could be one of us that makes that 3D printer better. Just hire a really good engineer.

[glucklich21]

I'm thinking 3d printed e30 parts...

See my sig

Most printer plastic is brittle as fuck. Anything thin will break. I guarantee it.

Incorrect sir. Poorly extruded, a badly calibrated printer, crappy filament or a combination of all 3 can result in brittle parts. Get everything perfect and you have a damn strong part.

We need a Steve Jobs for 3D printers. It will happen. Hell it could be one of us that makes that 3D printer better. Just hire a really good engineer.

The trouble is there's plenty of great 3D printers designed by engineers, it's just no one wants to pay for that level of quality.

[jeenyus]

See my sig











Incorrect sir. Poorly extruded, a badly calibrated printer, crappy filament or a combination of all 3 can result in brittle parts. Get everything perfect and you have a damn strong part.











The trouble is there's plenty of great 3D printers designed by engineers, it's just no one wants to pay for that level of quality.

That's exactly how it was when Jobs revolutionized the lazer printer too. Just needs to be done at a reasonable price. I guess that would be the key.

[evandael]

That's really cool. evandael, were you at IMTS representing a company or just a visitor? I've always wanted to go there but I've never been able to get away from work to attend.

I was visiting with my boss and coworker. I felt really lucky that they invited me, I hope you can make it sometime... the show was impressive and so was Chicago!


I guess the car should be fully assembled now (show's over).. it's surprisingly hard to find images.

[gtdragon980]

Not yet. The process will improve however. The biggest drawback is speed - the reason for the huge ridges on that car is because they increased the speed at the cost of resolution. it still took 2 straight days of printing. That's pretty slow but also remember a regular car takes weeks to build.

but if you remember back in the days of dot matrix printing, a color page would take like 10 minutes and it looked like hell. Now a color print takes like 5 seconds, if that, plus the quality has increased 1000x. there's no reason to think 3D printing won't see the same improvements in speed and quality.

This.