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Some 3d printed structure art.











From project description:

Project Egg is about 3D printing, the power of Sharing and Co Creating, about new ways to create and collaborate.
Project Egg is a spacious building, consisting of 4760 stones. All stones are unique. They have to be 3D-printed one by one.
Once collected, all of these stones, placed in the exact order, give birth to this building.
The outcome of Project Egg, one of the first 3D printed buildings is first to be shown in Milan during the Furniture Fair in April 2014. After that it will hopefully travel around the world.
Everyone with a desktop 3D is invited to print one stone. This way, the printing community can be seen as a kind of a new and widely spread factory.
All people that sympathize with the project can be of importance too.
You can adopt a stone. When you adopt a stone, it is your stone but you will lend us the stone in order to establish project Egg.
We are looking for new horizons.
We want to connect the whole of the 3D print community.
We want to change the way we produce.
We shift boundaries.

http://projectegg.org/project-egg/

Here is detailed instruction video on how to use ceramic delta 3d printer by Jonathan Keep. It explains basic software operations with Repetier host, clay preparation, clay printing etc. Very interesting.




First post about this ceramic delta:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/06/delta-ceramic-printer-by-jonathan-keep.html


http://www.keep-art.co.uk/Self_build.html

Technical Specifications:

• Printing technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF / FDM)
• 18cm + diameter x 33 cm + high build volume (8000 cm3 or more)
• Precision: min 0.05mm / max 0.3mm
• Filament: Ø 1.75mm PLA
• Print speed: 100 mm / s
• Nozzle moving speed (max): 300 mm / s
• Machine Dimensions: 37 x 42 x 76 cm
• Power Supply: AC 100 - 240V, ~ 2 amps, 50-60 Hz
• Power Requirements: 12V DC @ 5 amps
• Ports: USB, SD Card
• Software: Repetier Host
• Weight: 8kg
• NEMA17 1.8° step angle 1/16 micro-stepping”

Source:

http://personalfactory.tumblr.com/post/64220942507/on-oct-4-2013-alt-design-launches-its-new-atom

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79uOK_dJDKLKHUyRlb8c_g?feature=watch

GE is getting heavily into 3d printing, so it is unavoidable that other big companies such as Rolls Royce will have to get in it also in order to remain competitive.  It will be interesting to how this industrial manufacturing technology will develop and what will it mean for technological development and for the labor force.


From i.materialise article:

"The Merlin Project is a 7,120,000 EUR research project that will be conducted by Rolls Royce in conjunction with other aircraft engine manufacturers. The aim of the project is to over the course of three years explore the use of 3D printing to make aircraft engines in order to reduce their environmental impact. The project aims to use 3D printing “to allow environmental benefits including near 100% material utilization current buy to fly ratios result in massive amounts of waste, no toxic chemical usage and no tooling costs, to impact the manufacture of future aero engine components. All of these factors will drastically reduce emissions across the life-cycle of the parts. …. Light-weighting, and the performance improvement of parts will result in reduced fuel consumption and reduced emissions….Impacts will include the development of high value, disruptive AM technologies capable of step changes in performance which will safeguard EU companies in the high value aero engine manufacturing field. AM will significantly reduce waste in an industry where materials require massive amounts of energy and toxic chemicals, in-process toxic chemical usage will be massively reduced, and emissions will drop because of the reduced amount of material involved.”

Source:

http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/rolls-royce-is-going-to-3d-print-aircraft-engines

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/10448147/Rolls-Royce-looks-to-make-jet-engine-parts-with-3D-printers.html

Very hackable printer design by Rotorit. It is has simplistic design and can use various materials for frame construction. Here you can see two versions, one from more expensive aluminum and one low cost option with frame made from wood.


Adepto presentation with aluminum frame:




Adepto 3d printer with 15$ wooden frame:

Alu frame Adapto printer

Wooden frame Adapto 3d printer

From project description:

200x240x280mm print volume!!
To download the parts see GitHub: http://bit.ly/11VXWYF Contains parts for both 8mm and 10mm smooth rods + +
For some build guidees see RepRap Wiki: http://bit.ly/12dyT3b
This V1.0 have a lot of updated parts for the Adapto V 0.1.1
The thought behind the Adapto 3D printer is that one can use the same printed parts on printers with different types of materials(in the frame).
The history behind this design is that i got hold of some alu extrusions that was intended to be used on a MendelMax
During the MM build i got so extremely annoyed with how over engineered it is and the blind joints so I decided to tear the MM apart in favor to make a design that only used 50% of the MM extrusions(that means i now have enough extrusions for 2 printers :D ).
I also designed the parts in a way that makes the builder able to use either Alu extrusions (20x20mm), wood, alu, acryl plates or plates made out of any material actually(if it is stiff enough).
I recommend not using anything thicker than 20mm thick plates/stripes(due to the y motor mount and y idler parts) and use max 34mm wide frame parts(due to the design of the feet`s), but thinner is ok if the material is stiff enough.
If you decide to build one, please feel free to add a pin on the Adapto Map
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=205564004670126753599.0004c999938430cb1f611&msa=0&ll=67.339861

https://github.com/rotorit/Adapto

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:168023

Chipfuzer is a project by Mark Miller which uses metal chips / shavings / chips left after sawing metal plates and welds them together. It is basically computer controlled welder that welds 3d metal objects.

Video of the early Chipfuzer version

Chipfuzer DIY metal 3d printer

Chipfuzer print chamber

Some metal particles 3d objects printed / welded by Chipfuzer

Chipfuzer DIY metal 3d printer with electronics

More advanced DIY 3d printed metal part

Printed metal part mounted on functional part (linear actuator probably)

Mark writes this about his machine:

"The printed parts are metal. I am using high voltage and electrostatic depositing.....sorta.. in a bizarre looking chamber with a rotating building pedestal, a hopper with a tube of fine metal particles(from my bandsaw), and did I mention high voltage? Lots of snapping, popping, and sort of a welding sound....but its fast. The shapes are pretty simplistic to start off, and as can be seen grainy finish, but much to my surprise stable enough to sand and machine a bit.
In the very early stages, will report more later....."

I asked him about this machine and he wrote me this:

Right now still a work in progress but getting better every day. I am now designing safety features in it as it uses rather high voltage. I have been making electrode redesigns, HV power supply filtering(to eliminate RFI) and hoping to scrounge up some more electronics to make a second machine. The last few days I have been designing a 3D scanner that will scan parts to be made on/for this machine.
When the machine is ready for primetime, I have every intention of open sourcing it.

More detailed technical information about it are unavailable at the moment.
I'll keep my eye on this cool project and I hope it grows. Metal 3d printing would be great step forward for DIY community.

Mark Miller Google+ profile with more information on Chipfuzer:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/117449506018831131711


Update (5.2.2014):

Here is a new MIG welder based open source metal 3d printer:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/02/open-source-diy-metal-3d-printer-made.html

Here is the Chipfuzer V 2.0 - smaller and better:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/02/chipfuzer-v-20-of-arc-welder-based-diy.html

If you ever wondered how does a small DIY 3d printingcompany looks from the inside here is the video tour of Makible facilities. Busy place! Looks like your MakiBox is getting ready to be shipped ...