[ale] ReplicatorG On a Stick!

[Tom Freeman]

I'm not exactly mechanically coordinated, but I'll bet using a varient 
design you could take many plastic powders and create a filament for 
extrusion printing (assuming that the plastic is appropriate in the first 
place.)

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010, Pete Hardie wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:14, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know of some ongoing efforts with various kinds of plastic, all alas
>> still about the same price as ABS filament.  Extrusion printing is
>> tricky -- the stuff's got to come out stiff enough to hold its shape,
>> yet sticky enough to adhere to the next layer.  M
>>
>> The thought of using plastic powder to print makes me scared.   Powder
>> would go everywhere in the house in short order. Even if it's
>> non-toxic, I get enough plastic in my diet as it is.  I betcha the
>> feed system would be a Crawling Horror to maintain as well.  The great
>> thing about filament is that it is really simple to handle --- the
>> feeder on these things is just a pinch-wheel connected to a phatt
>> electric motor. Simple is Good.
>
> I watched a video (makezine.com in the past week or so) where a guy
> was using shredded milk cartons to make
> substrate strips for his aquaponics.  He used an auger to feed the
> heating element.
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 6:37 PM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:
>>> On Thursday 09 December 2010, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>>>> Printed objects are ABS plastic
>>>
>>> Ouch that stuff s expensive!
>>>
>>> Are you aware of anyone experimenting with polyethylene powder? While not
>>> as common as the raw pellets used in injection molding it seems to me
>>> that the powdered form (used in rotational molding) could work with some
>>> flavor of plastic printer. And the stuff is cheap too. At least in
>>> railcar loads:-O
>>> --
>>> William
>>>
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