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| Re: Totally new GMC motorhomes soon available [message #210594 is a reply to message #210580] |
Mon, 10 June 2013 15:22   |
tphipps
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Would be nice, but current generation of consumer grade 3d printers do not have enough working area to even replicate a dash plate. I lust after these things, lots of fun and useful projects could be done. A Singapore start-up is aiming at a $250 price range. Be interesting how close that can get to that figure.
These will really help with mechanical parts. Can easily do printed circuit boards, but size limited.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
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| Re: [GMCnet] Totally new GMC motorhomes soon available [message #210595 is a reply to message #210580] |
Mon, 10 June 2013 15:20 |
Ronald Pottol
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Let's revisit the idea old school, extrude the body via one of the
extrusion presses from the heavy press program, or make the frame using one
of forging presses. 8,000 tons for the extrusion, 50,000 tons for the
forging presses.
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/machines.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Press_Program
Then again, time may be tight on these, the 50,000 ton heavy press makes
parts for every US maned military aircraft, and every Boeing and Airbus
aircraft.
Top that for impractical. But damn cool.
Ron
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM, A. <markbb1@netzero.com> wrote:
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> Glenn Giere wrote on Mon, 10 June 2013 10:27
> > Now all we need is one humongous printer....
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> http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/vintage-speed/3d-printing-can-now-re-create-an-entire-classic-car-15566080?click=main_sr
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> > Glenn
> Maybe we could start with something less challenging, like a replacement
> grill.
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| Re: Totally new GMC motorhomes soon available [message #210657 is a reply to message #210572] |
Tue, 11 June 2013 05:53 |
rcjordan
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>extrude
I vote for molds, carbon fiber, kevlar, and epoxy. Kerry, OTOH, will probably choose to hammer one out of an aluminum billet ...he'll finish in about the same time as the epoxy's pot life.
>print itself
http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
SOLD 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
76 Eleganza
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