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Offline SeanBTopic starter

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Here Be Dragons!
« on: January 12, 2014, 06:32:03 pm »
In the news today.....

http://csironewsblog.com/2014/01/10/here-be-3d-printed-dragons/

All now say......... "AWWWWWWWWWW".

Electronics related as electron beam fusion was used to make it, and it looks so nice in the Titanium.
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Offline Noise Floor

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2014, 05:00:20 am »
Looks like they got my letter.
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Offline kayvee

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2014, 06:39:52 am »
It goes a little way in restoring faith in humanity :)
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Offline amyk

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2014, 07:54:27 am »
That's one way to get massive publicity... :o
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Offline nowlan

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2014, 09:29:18 am »
Waiting for someone to upload 'train your dragon' model to thingiverse.

I hadnt heard of titanium 3d printing either.
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Offline digsys

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2014, 10:23:56 am »
Quote from: nowlan
  ... I hadnt heard of titanium 3d printing either. 
They printed a selection of steering assembly, wheel hub parts for us a year ago. VERY impressive technology.
I'll upload some pix when I get a minute.
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Offline nowlan

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2014, 10:34:58 am »
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Offline Frost

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2014, 11:06:14 am »
Quote from: nowlan on January 13, 2014, 09:29:18 am
I hadnt heard of titanium 3d printing either.

The process is called Selektives Laserschmelzen or selective laser melting.
It was invented/first used 1995 at the Fraunhofer Institute ILT in Aachen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_melting

Today, for example, it's used more and more to manufacture metal inserts
for prosthetic devices as an alternative to 5-axis CNC milling.
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Offline lowimpedance

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2014, 11:09:29 am »
Quote from: amyk on January 13, 2014, 07:54:27 am
That's one way to get massive publicity... :o
CSIRO certainly needs it and what a feel good story to do it with.
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Offline peter.mitchell

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Re: Here Be Dragons!
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2014, 11:19:28 am »
I think this is where the REAL advances are going on;
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