Thursday, April 5, 2012
Blog #4 3D Printer!
The article I decided to do my blog on was on a new fascinating technology that is known as the 3d printer. It isn't really an article because it was a clip from . The video talked about a new printer, that will be in homes soon, that has the capability of creating 3 dimensional objects such as toys, shoes, cell phone cases and everyday things that cost us money. All the items that the printer makes are completely functional. It amazes me how a machine can see an image of something that is 2 dimensional and make it 3 dimensional. The printer does this by creating layer after layer of whatever it is making until it is done. The actual printing of the item takes a while because it is very complex. Making a small toy could take up to an hour which is not long considering how amazing this machine is. It's like having a small factory in your house that can make things for your pleasure. This machine doesn't only produce small time items either because it has been used to make hearing aids, automobile parts, airplane parts, knee implants and prosthetic body parts. The best part about the 3D printer is that it is very cost efficient. 3D printing used to be very complex and expensive but now that we have achieved new levels of technological knowledge we can all have things like the 3D printer. For one of the printers in the video, it would only cost $1300 which is not much compared to some Apple laptops or other advanced technologies. The thing that intrigues me the most about the 3D printer is what kind of ink cartridges they use. I know it's not ink because ink doesn't form objects like this. From the video it looks like some sort of plastic or rubber or something. Another question I have about the 3D printer is how much would it cost to purchase the cartridges to refill the printer and how big can you buy a 3D printer. If there are bigger versions off the 3D printer then we could print bigger things like life size models of ourselves and exact replicas of other people. The possibilities are endless with this new found technology.
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i feel that this printer will be very useful. It will cost alot of money to buy it but it will save us alot of money in the long run. I cant wait to get my hands on one and actually get the chance to use it. I hope this isnt a scam
ReplyDeleteThis 3-D Printer is a really cool thing, and I think it would be really cool if it were to end up in schools. But as it stands right now it is just too expensive to be worth the ability to make shoes. Maybe when these things cost as much as paper printers do they will be a cool thing to get, but even then why buy it? What could you make that would be worth the cost?
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