CNC with Truespace? -- Thanks! 2004-06-12 - By Bill Neumann
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Hi Kris,
The model you asked about is a ball bearing assembly. It's one of
the free samples Z Corp will send to you on request ... and yes, all the
bearings move inside the assembly. :O)
The other model is a quick little deep sea submersible design I threw
together when I heard Z Corp was giving away free samples, made from a
file you could send them. Like I said, they still do that from time to
time, so keep checking back and maybe they'll run that special again. It
isn't a very good model, but it only took me a few minutes to make, so
hey ... :O)
As far as selling the prints as art ... that might be interesting to
try. The thought I had originally, was to make small sculpture or
jewelry in tS and then use the STL object as a prototype to show a
prospective customer. And when the design was finalized, you could make
an RTV mold from the STL piece, inject it and do a lost wax casting for
the final product.
Food for thought.
Bill
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Thanks, Bill, for the info and the images. Is that a ball-bearing or
"lazy
susan" type of assembly (hollow ring with spheres inside)? Did the
balls
actually move/rotate? Is the other model a deep-sea mini-sub?
I'll have to check the links; my dial-up is really slow right now.
I'm trying to think whether with the printing or having models printed
would be a suitable (meaning, a least somewhat profitable)
small-business
venture, or would people buy hand-made art over "printed" art...
Something
to think about - thanks again for the info -
- Kris K.
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"> The model you asked about is
a ball bearing assembly. It's one of the free samples Z Corp will send to you
on request ... and yes, all the bearings move inside the assembly. :O)</FONT><
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">The other model is a quick little deep sea
submersible design I threw together when I heard Z Corp was giving away free
samples, made from a file you could send them. Like I said, they still do that
from time to time, so keep checking back and maybe they'll run that special
again. It isn't a very good model, but it only took me a few minutes to make,
so hey ... :O)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">As far as selling the prints as art ... that
might be interesting to try. The thought I had originally, was to make small
sculpture or jewelry in tS and then use the STL object as a prototype to show a
prospective customer. And when the design was finalized, you could make an RTV
mold from the STL piece, inject it and do a lost wax casting for the
final product.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Food for thought.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Bill </FONT></DIV>
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>Thanks, Bill, for the info and the images. Is that a ball-bearing or
"lazy<BR>susan" type of assembly (hollow ring with spheres inside)? Did
the balls<BR>actually move/rotate? Is the other model a deep-sea mini-sub
?<BR>
<P><BR>I'll have to check the links; my dial-up is really slow right now.<BR>I
'm trying to think whether with the printing or having models printed<BR>would
be a suitable (meaning, a least somewhat profitable) small-business<BR>venture,
or would people buy hand-made art over "printed" art... Something<BR>to
think about - thanks again for the info -<BR>
<P><BR>- Kris K.<BR></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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