3D Printers - will it make hunting for old parts obsolete?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:48 am
Hey everyone, I was reading an article in our local paper today and saw a reference to a place nearby:
http://3dphacktory.com/
They can 'print' anything you can design so it got me thinking - for the rare, not made anymore parts, you could in theory get them to copy it and print it out.
Problem is, that it isn't cheap - a designer's services are $50 / hour Cdn.
But for things that you can't get anymore (rear arm mounts for example), it would be cool to try if you had deep pockets.
Imagine for example, being able to duplicate all the parts from a World's kit and then build one from 'new' parts including the wheels?
Has anyone else thought of doing this?
http://3dphacktory.com/
They can 'print' anything you can design so it got me thinking - for the rare, not made anymore parts, you could in theory get them to copy it and print it out.
Problem is, that it isn't cheap - a designer's services are $50 / hour Cdn.
But for things that you can't get anymore (rear arm mounts for example), it would be cool to try if you had deep pockets.
Imagine for example, being able to duplicate all the parts from a World's kit and then build one from 'new' parts including the wheels?
Has anyone else thought of doing this?
