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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The wonders of engineering
Not exactly about the book, but I had to share this! My son just got a portable 3-D printer and produced this paper model of a Tardis. Amazing & cool!
It's called Printrbot. It was one of those deals where you could sponsor a project and in return you got to be one of the first to get one. I"m not sure if it was reduced price or not. I guess that's one of the other things that needs to be considered that was not around when Petroski wrote his book. Now it's possible for people to design something and get funded through the Web. Who critiques these designs? As far as I know, there are no guidelines for these independent projects. Does anyone have experience with this or know more about it?
Here's the url for Printrbot. I believe the one my son got was the Printrbot plus. I know he built it from a kit.
Wow, I am impressed! What is the name of the printer, 3D?
ReplyDeleteIt's called Printrbot. It was one of those deals where you could sponsor a project and in return you got to be one of the first to get one. I"m not sure if it was reduced price or not. I guess that's one of the other things that needs to be considered that was not around when Petroski wrote his book. Now it's possible for people to design something and get funded through the Web. Who critiques these designs? As far as I know, there are no guidelines for these independent projects. Does anyone have experience with this or know more about it?
ReplyDeleteHere's the url for Printrbot. I believe the one my son got was the Printrbot plus. I know he built it from a kit.
Whoops! Forgot to put the url:
Deletehttp://printrbot.com/shop/plus/
Ah! Here's a better link that tells more about it. I thought the model was paper, but I guess it's plastic.
Deletehttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/printrbot/printrbot-your-first-3d-printer
Thanks, I'll look into it.
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