[ale] 3D printing

[Jim Kinney]

Lots of drilling followed by a sawzall run.
On Apr 8, 2011 5:26 PM, "Greg Freemyer" <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Knowing next to nothing about freeside except it has various tools.
>
> Can I do carpentry there?
>
> On a big scale?
>
> I want to buy some 8"x8" timbers, 10 ft. long.
>
> Then drill (mortise really) holes through them that would let a 4"x4"
> slide through?
>
> I seriously doubt the answer is yes, but I've been looking and not
> found much in the way of solutions.
>
> (My best bet is try to find someone with a good drill-press and buy a
> 1" mortising chisel for $300 or so. Then use the mortising chisel to
> drill out the perimeter of the square I want, then flip the timber and
> do it again.
>
> Doable, but it would be much better with good tools.
>
> fyi: My ultimate goal is to build a few high end kayak / canoe racks.
> 2 of the timbers 8' apart would be the vertical posts, then slide the
> 4x4s through them to be the arms.
>
> Thanks
> Greg
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Sparr <sparr0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Freeside has two (almost three). There is a 3d printing meetup every
>> few months where people bring theirs in and discuss them. If you'd
>> like to stop by and see ours let me know, I live a few doors down and
>> am free most afternoons and weekends.
>>
>> http://freesideatlanta.org/
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Michael Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:
>>> Does anyone on the list have (access to) a 3D printer that they have
used?
>>> I ask because I would like to see one firsthand and learn more about
what
>>> they're really capable of.
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