3D Printing (NLC)
- Fluoxetine
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3D Printing (NLC)
I took part in a size & shape survey the other week, ran by RGU on behalf of O&G UK - The lad undertaking the 3D scan of me stated that blooming Asda are offering a similar service, and will actually print out a model of you...
I though he was joking, till I spotted this today: http://www.asda-photo.co.uk/about/ThreeD
Strange times we live in...
I though he was joking, till I spotted this today: http://www.asda-photo.co.uk/about/ThreeD
Strange times we live in...
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Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
Slightly unnerving, that
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Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
Oh dear....
What a massive vanity project.... Sure it'll be a massive hit though!
What a massive vanity project.... Sure it'll be a massive hit though!
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An indicator of society's unhealthy obsession with vanity these days? I blame Simon Cowell
I can already visualise the trolleys being wheeled out of ASDA with doppelgangers in them!!!
I can already visualise the trolleys being wheeled out of ASDA with doppelgangers in them!!!
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Lots of asda Dundee customers look like they've been fashioned from plasticine* already
*lots of it
*lots of it
Ross
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Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
What are you getting at??? I have had three done of myself (it was hard work holding in my stomach for the scan). Having one fitted as a mascot on the front of the elise Bit like a spirit of ecstasy, but more like a spirit of vanity.Rag_It wrote:Oh dear....
What a massive vanity project.... Sure it'll be a massive hit though!
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so what exactly were you doing whilst modelling for the spirit of ecstasy pose? Feeding the geese?Dominic wrote:What are you getting at??? I have had three done of myself (it was hard work holding in my stomach for the scan). Having one fitted as a mascot on the front of the elise Bit like a spirit of ecstasy, but more like a spirit of vanity.Rag_It wrote:Oh dear....
What a massive vanity project.... Sure it'll be a massive hit though!
Ross
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I wanted a personal facsimile of Brussels' Maneken Pis, but ASDA were having none of it and their security threw me out...
Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
Trying to remove the straight jacket.rossybee wrote:so what exactly were you doing whilst modelling for the spirit of ecstasy pose? Feeding the geese?Dominic wrote:What are you getting at??? I have had three done of myself (it was hard work holding in my stomach for the scan). Having one fitted as a mascot on the front of the elise Bit like a spirit of ecstasy, but more like a spirit of vanity.Rag_It wrote:Oh dear....
What a massive vanity project.... Sure it'll be a massive hit though!
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Is that a euphemism?Dominic wrote:Trying to remove the straight jacket.rossybee wrote:so what exactly were you doing whilst modelling for the spirit of ecstasy pose? Feeding the geese?Dominic wrote:What are you getting at??? I have had three done of myself (it was hard work holding in my stomach for the scan). Having one fitted as a mascot on the front of the elise Bit like a spirit of ecstasy, but more like a spirit of vanity.
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Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
I find Selective laser sintering / melting fascinating and I would love to get my hands on it for commercial applications. First time I saw it was around 98 back when they used to have a Scottish engineering show at the SECC.
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We have a small 3D printer in the office - it's a laser-into-bath-of-gunk type; can go down to 0.025mm layer thickness, though we normally print in 0.1mm for basic modelling. It's quite slow also (can take a couple of hours to print something with 200 layers = 20mm thick).
http://formlabs.com/products/our-printer
I would recommend one to anybody that has a commercial need for 3D printing as it cuts down your R&D costs dramatically.
Cheers,
Robin
http://formlabs.com/products/our-printer
I would recommend one to anybody that has a commercial need for 3D printing as it cuts down your R&D costs dramatically.
Cheers,
Robin
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Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
Come on then Robin, 'fess up, what have you been making "out of hours" "in your own time" ?robin wrote:We have a small 3D printer in the office - it's a laser-into-bath-of-gunk type; can go down to 0.025mm layer thickness, though we normally print in 0.1mm for basic modelling. It's quite slow also (can take a couple of hours to print something with 200 layers = 20mm thick).
http://formlabs.com/products/our-printer
I would recommend one to anybody that has a commercial need for 3D printing as it cuts down your R&D costs dramatically.
Cheers,
Robin
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I haven't printed anything frivolous - somebody printed a butterfly hairclip (that is the test model that comes with the machine) and a hippo or elephant with articulated snout (didn't work due to using the wrong settings).
So far I've printed off a few prototypes and nothing else. I am open to suggestion for sensible things to print, though the materials are quite expensive, so a 1/10th scale model of the Titanic is not on the cards
Cheers,
Robin
So far I've printed off a few prototypes and nothing else. I am open to suggestion for sensible things to print, though the materials are quite expensive, so a 1/10th scale model of the Titanic is not on the cards
Cheers,
Robin
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Re: 3D Printing (NLC)
Robin,robin wrote:I haven't printed anything frivolous - somebody printed a butterfly hairclip (that is the test model that comes with the machine) and a hippo or elephant with articulated snout (didn't work due to using the wrong settings).
So far I've printed off a few prototypes and nothing else. I am open to suggestion for sensible things to print, though the materials are quite expensive, so a 1/10th scale model of the Titanic is not on the cards
Cheers,
Robin
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