Is there a business using printed parts?
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Cargo Master
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Is there a business using printed parts?
Hi,
As some of you know,there are 3D laser printers available that 'print' parts by building up layers of plastic and the like.
Leno has had one for years ( of course). His cost 15K, and he also has a 3D scanner to go with it. Using these he can duplicate oddball parts directly, or make a mold to fab them out of other materials.
These would seem to be great for making a lot of the little resto parts that are nearly impossible to find. I'm just wondering if anybody offers it as a commercial service. Might be a great niche business.
hj
As some of you know,there are 3D laser printers available that 'print' parts by building up layers of plastic and the like.
Leno has had one for years ( of course). His cost 15K, and he also has a 3D scanner to go with it. Using these he can duplicate oddball parts directly, or make a mold to fab them out of other materials.
These would seem to be great for making a lot of the little resto parts that are nearly impossible to find. I'm just wondering if anybody offers it as a commercial service. Might be a great niche business.
hj
MSEE
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From: Austin, TX
Quite a few places do that actually. In fact, just in Austin alone there are several local CNC machine shops. However, I haven't researched them closely enough to find out if they do one-off designs for private customers, or if they're strictly moderate-volume manufacturing or commercial prototyping. But yes, this type of thing is widely available commercially.
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