[Spridgets] 3-D PRINTER - No LBC

Kitterer Bob bkitterer at me.com
Wed Jul 6 08:56:42 MDT 2011


There are two basic usages for this printer.  First is what Jay Leno showed where you have a part that is broken and no longer available.  In which case you scan the part and the printer makes a complete part that can either be a mold or export the CAD file for fabrication.  It is a 3D scan that gets converted to CAD file or layer sections.  The finished parts are operational.

The other use is where there  is no part but just a CAD file for a new part or assembly which you can now test as presented in my last post. 

I think it is cool.  Wish it had been around at a reasonable cost when I was working.


Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage

On Jul 6, 2011, at 5:52 AM, Brad Fornal wrote:

> Sorry, that just doesn't seem right. I don't see how it can get the interior dimensions, from just holding a "scan gun" over the top of it.
> Watch the video closely, and look at the adjustment gear on the original, vs the "plastic" tool. They are different. If it reproduces EXACTLY, why, is it different?


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