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| Allan Adler |
 Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:32 am |
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According to articles in Science News, materials scientists have been
playing with ink jet printers since they were invented, using them to
print with materials other than inks, such as plastics or metals in
solution.
I'm wondering whether the scientists who were doing this happened to write
detailed accounts of the printers they used and the precise procedures they
used to modify them. If you know of publications in which they explained
all this, I'm interested in knowing about it.
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Ignorantly,
Allan Adler <ara@zurich.csail.mit.edu>
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| atomweaver |
| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:18 am |
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Allan Adler <ara@nestle.csail.mit.edu> wrote in
news:y9363vp7tvw.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu:
Quote: According to articles in Science News, materials scientists have been
playing with ink jet printers since they were invented, using them to
print with materials other than inks, such as plastics or metals in
solution.
I'm wondering whether the scientists who were doing this happened to
write detailed accounts of the printers they used and the precise
procedures they used to modify them. If you know of publications in
which they explained all this, I'm interested in knowing about it.
I'd check in the patent literature first. Its waay past researcher
notebooks, and has become a full-blown industry, so scientists in the
private sector are unlikely to be sharing the details of their early
work, excpet where they are legally protected. The whole rapid
prototyping industry (is based around this technology;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_prototyping
A compiled link page about rapid prototyping;
http://home.utah.edu/~asn8200/rapid.html
Some major rapid prototyping companies;
http://www.zcorp.com/
http://www.2objet.com/
http://www.3dsystems.com/
Instead of a prototype, make it a one-off, customized working part;
http://www.xlaform.com/
Rapid prototyping hits the mainstream consumer market via the World of
Warcraft MMORPG;
http://www.figureprints.com/
FigurePrints makes deal with Dell Corporation;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUvqT4M1zNI
The Rapid Prototyping Journal might have more technical details for you;
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/rpj/rpj.jsp
Regards,
R. David Zopf
Bomar Specialties Co. |
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| Allan Adler |
| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:11 am |
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Thanks very much for your help.
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Ignorantly,
Allan Adler <ara@zurich.csail.mit.edu>
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| dvt |
| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:45 am |
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Quote: Allan Adler <ara@nestle.csail.mit.edu> wrote in
news:y9363vp7tvw.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu:
According to articles in Science News, materials scientists have been
playing with ink jet printers since they were invented, using them to
print with materials other than inks, such as plastics or metals in
solution.
I'm wondering whether the scientists who were doing this happened to
write detailed accounts of the printers they used and the precise
procedures they used to modify them. If you know of publications in
which they explained all this, I'm interested in knowing about it.
<snip lots of good info>
I'm tempted to make one of my own:
reprap.org
I'll probably never get that project started, but it sure looks like a
way cool tool to have in my workshop.
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Dave
dvt at psu dot edu |
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| Bob |
| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:39 pm |
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On 14 Mar 2008 00:32:35 -0500, Allan Adler <ara@nestle.csail.mit.edu>
wrote:
Quote: According to articles in Science News, materials scientists have been
playing with ink jet printers since they were invented, using them to
print with materials other than inks, such as plastics or metals in
solution.
I'm wondering whether the scientists who were doing this happened to write
detailed accounts of the printers they used and the precise procedures they
used to modify them. If you know of publications in which they explained
all this, I'm interested in knowing about it.
Suggest put
inkjet
or such into Scirus search engine.
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| atomweaver |
| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:04 pm |
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dvt <dvt+usenet@psu.edu> wrote in news:frgge8$1534$1@f04n12.cac.psu.edu:
Quote: Allan Adler <ara@nestle.csail.mit.edu> wrote in
news:y9363vp7tvw.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu:
According to articles in Science News, materials scientists have been
playing with ink jet printers since they were invented, using them to
print with materials other than inks, such as plastics or metals in
solution.
I'm wondering whether the scientists who were doing this happened to
write detailed accounts of the printers they used and the precise
procedures they used to modify them. If you know of publications in
which they explained all this, I'm interested in knowing about it.
snip lots of good info
I'm tempted to make one of my own:
I know!! The "garage tinkerer" potential is near-infinite...
Quote: reprap.org
I'll probably never get that project started, but it sure looks like a
way cool tool to have in my workshop.
Here's another DIY design with a bit broader capabilities, if you go that
route;
http://fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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R. David Zopf |
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| atomweaver |
| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:01 pm |
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Allan Adler <ara@nestle.csail.mit.edu> wrote in
news:y93d4pwwozj.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu:
Quote: Thanks very much for your help.
No problem,
heres one more link to a FigurePrints article, this one in Desktop
Engineering magazine, (because the article is new, and some of the pictures
are pretty impressive);
http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaahgm.htm
Regards,
R. David Zopf |
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