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| Topic: Colour model using multiple textures - anyone had success? |
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 Colour model using multiple textures - anyone had success? [message #28927] Sun, 12 June 2011 14:30 UTC |
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Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone has had success with a Shapeways workflow that involves multiple textures. (I'm currently using google sketchup as my starting point)
I found this tutorial on using meshlab to export vrml with a texture http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=8885 &S=c719b3cd1bc9109b4956fc3ea55b3d8f which while it is great has one glaring problem for me which is that apparently meshlab only exports vrml with a single texture and as a result strips out all my additional textures.
Hoping someone can assist.
Thanks,
Tim
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| Topic: Second Account? |
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| Second Account? [message #28858] Fri, 10 June 2011 08:55 UTC |
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Are multiple accounts frowned upon?
I have two absolutely different ideas for shops, and I don't want them both to be under the same username, nor do I want to use different shop categories.
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| Topic: Ceramic Dishwasher Safety |
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| Ceramic Dishwasher Safety [message #28772] Wed, 08 June 2011 17:55 UTC |
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Ceramic properties say it is not "dishwasher safe".
Does anyone know what bad things would happen to it in a dishwasher? Is it unsafe even if entirely covered in glaze?
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| Topic: new lamp model |
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 new lamp model [message #28595] Sat, 04 June 2011 15:11 UTC |
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Two new lamp model has been added at
www.free3dmodelss.com
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| Topic: PA12GF |
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| PA12GF [message #28547] Fri, 03 June 2011 16:01 UTC |
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Hi,
I'm designing parts for multirotor copters. Any chance that Shapeways will offer PA12GF (glass-reinforced nylon, basically WSF+) in the near future?
Thanks,
J
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| Topic: One of the biggest manufacturers in the world gives 3D printing a go |
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| Topic: Better led's : Boost to 231 Lumen/Watt |
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| Topic: Child Safe Material would be Awesome! |
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| Child Safe Material would be Awesome! [message #27575] Sun, 15 May 2011 17:31 UTC |
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I make lots of little dinosaurs on Shapeways. When my son sees them he wants to play with them but he can't. I would love to be able to make toys my kids can play with! Is it even possible to make a rubberish/pvc type material for a 3D printer?
David Krentz
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| Topic: lightpoem candle |
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| lightpoem candle [message #27570] Sun, 15 May 2011 14:16 UTC |
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does the lightpoem come with an LED candle and frosted glass or do I have to buy my own?
Thanks,
Mike
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| Topic: Continued Foodsafe Materials |
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| Continued Foodsafe Materials [message #27469] Fri, 13 May 2011 15:47 UTC |
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So ceramic is the first Shapeways Foodsafe material.
Is there any hint, suggestion, or rumor that we might see another one soon? I'm looking for a plastic-y foodsafe material for small items. I'd rather go with Shapeways when I finally can afford to order some models, especially my first order, but I'm waiting for foodsafe.
Welcome to Costco, I love you.
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| Topic: AlphaBike - High tech bicycle |
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| Topic: Objet's TangoPlus Full Cure Material Product Line |
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| Objet's TangoPlus Full Cure Material Product Line [message #26811] Sun, 01 May 2011 14:18 UTC |
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Anyone heard if Shapeways will introduce the TangoPlus Full Cure material to the lineup of materials?
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| Topic: Add Pendant "O" ring to each order? |
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| Add Pendant "O" ring to each order? [message #26616] Wed, 27 April 2011 15:19 UTC |
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I love the fact that Shapeways offers the black necklace on all pendant orders, but I have a suggestion...
Shapeways in their own wording have "suggested" that pendant bails (eyelets) lie flat with the pendant - i.e. a donut shape lying flat on the chest rather than on its side. However, for the wearer this is not desirable since the pendant (depending on design) will then have a tendency to want to turn on the necklace.
Could I offer a request for Shapeways to look into adding a small "O" ring with the necklace so that the pendant will than hang flat...?
Glenn
Glenn ------ My Website Third Dimension Jewellery
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| Topic: No Idea What I'm Doing, Advice and Tips Welcomed |
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| No Idea What I'm Doing, Advice and Tips Welcomed [message #25888] Mon, 11 April 2011 04:55 UTC |
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Hello all,
I'm super new to this whole world of 3d modeling and such. I'm trying to make some burr-like puzzles somewhat like Richgain's Inside Out Cube ( http://www.shapeways.com/model/22197/inside_out_cube.html?gi d=mg).
I just downloaded and tried my hand at using Google Sketchups (my work attached). The puzzle I'm trying to make is a knot burr puzzle, http://www.craftsmanspace.com/Free%20projects/Knot%20Burr%20 Puzzle.pdf. I know the size is off but I was wondering if I was going about the design the right way. I made the pieces out of square and rectangle cubes and I was wondering if the pieces need to be made as one solid instead of the multiple pieces. In other words, I need if know if when the closed piece prints if it will print as 4 pieces or one solid since the cubes are smooshed together. Also the puzzle has three separate pieces and I was wondering if there is a certain protocol for having these printed as opposed to when a one piece object is printed. Thank you for any help you can provide
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| Topic: new conference table |
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| Topic: Download my 4 Leg Walk Cycle in Blender for Free |
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| Topic: Font Question |
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| Font Question [message #24947] Thu, 17 March 2011 21:44 UTC |
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Hello I'm a newbie here. But I want to start designing nice things.
My question is about this font, Im not shure if it can be scarved in silver. I can make it bigger, but those details a the letters base wont get much bigger
Thank you.
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| Topic: new tv unit model has been added |
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| new tv unit model has been added [message #24933] Thu, 17 March 2011 16:28 UTC |
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New TV unit models has been added fully use for architectural
and for many purpose and the file in various format so that u can use in various software
to download this TV unit model
visit
http://www.free3dmodelss.com
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| Topic: new door model has been added |
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| new door model has been added [message #24588] Tue, 08 March 2011 16:16 UTC |
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New door models has been added fully use for architectural
and for many purpose and the file in various format so that u can use in various software
to download this door model
visit
http://www.free3dmodelss.com
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| Topic: light poem |
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| light poem [message #24585] Tue, 08 March 2011 13:00 UTC |
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just wanna pop a question:
if I choose alumide for my lightpoem will I be able to use a real candle instead of a LED light?
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| Topic: Five new sofa models |
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 Five new sofa models [message #24207] Thu, 24 February 2011 17:05 UTC |
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Five new sofa models has been added fully use for architectural
and for many purpose and the file in various format so that u can use in various software
to download this sofa model
visit
http://www.free3dmodelss.com/Sofa.html
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| Topic: Detect parts intersection |
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| Detect parts intersection [message #24156] Wed, 23 February 2011 11:11 UTC |
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hello,
i was wondering if there is an easy and reliable way to check if diferent parts in a file don't intersect.
I have lots of parts and move them together to get a compact compound box.
I'm using acad2011. I thought it would be a good idea to check it using the inquiry tool 'volume'. They should be the same before and after a union i should suppose but the strange thing is that volume even increases after a union of all parts.
thx
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| Topic: messiah charecter modeling for $10-$40 |
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| messiah charecter modeling for $10-$40 [message #23729] Fri, 11 February 2011 19:40 UTC |
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thought i would post this here, if you use 3d softwear to create charecters, messiah are doing i viral add, the softwear is usually over $1000 but they have a limited number of copies for $10 standard $40 pro, once the quota has been met, they are already %75 so hurry to get a cheap copy!
http://projectmessiah.com/x6/shop.html
(not a spam, just thought this was a great offer and good for creating charecters to be printed, its used for a lot of film and tv animation and can export to things like max and lightwave,)
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| Topic: Shapeways got plugged on The biggest Israeli Finance website |
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| Shapeways got plugged on The biggest Israeli Finance website [message #22937] Sun, 23 January 2011 05:10 UTC |
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This is cool , an article by New York times translated to Hebrew readers at the biggest Israeli finance website - on the IT section.
(I only received 33 referred visitors from that article yet Google alerts thought it was substantial enough to bug me with an alert mail !  )
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&h l=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=iw&tl=e n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fit.themarker.com%2Ftmit%2Farticle%2F138 56
What i REALLY liked about this article is that Google translator translated the word "Shapeways" from Hebrew to English !!
That means one thing... Shapeways is growing to be a household name.
Btw, Shapeways was compared on this article as "the Amazon of 3D printing"
Cheers for that !
http://www.3Dizingof.com
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| Topic: Putting a Shapeways icon link into WORDPRESS |
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| Putting a Shapeways icon link into WORDPRESS [message #22640] Fri, 14 January 2011 22:30 UTC |
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Does anyone know if I have options for putting a Shapeways (and a couple of other icons links that may simply go to one of my webpages) into WORDPRESS?
I'd like to do something like the lower right hand corner of this page but where the icons went to pages that I specified (such as my Shapeways Page, Linked in and other custom url's).
Thanks for any tips on this.
http://www.livearchitecture.net/
- Jon
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| Topic: 'Forbidden Planet-ish' style saucer(s)???? |
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| 'Forbidden Planet-ish' style saucer(s)???? [message #22055] Mon, 03 January 2011 02:38 UTC |
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Earlier this year, I got a really cool 'Forbidden Planet-ish' type flying saucer miniature, about 3-4 inches across from a chap on here for about $30USD....and he'd mentioned trying to do a 'robotish' thing too...
But after I got the one saucer....I NEVER saw it again....and was wondering if anyone knew 'what happened'...or if smaller scale versions MIGHT be offered later on of the saucer to go with others I've gotten from other vendors for my 'space-pulp/retro-rocket' style wargames.....
Hey, it never hurts to ask???
Sgt DWW
aka pondman1955
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| Topic: New Years Resolution! |
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| New Years Resolution! [message #22033] Sat, 01 January 2011 06:13 UTC |
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So, i have decided that my news years resolution this year is to finish 50 digital projects. that's one "finished" Piece a week. With some Leeway... I feel i have been slaking, so this should help me get motivated!
So, what are your Resolutions?
Ray
www.RayTomlinDesigns.com
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| Topic: Green Lantern/ Legion ring |
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| Green Lantern/ Legion ring [message #21957] Wed, 29 December 2010 01:14 UTC |
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I've seen some incredible designs for GL/Legion rings and now i have to decide what materials to select. I've decided on the gold matte for the legion ring but cant decide for the GL. I plan on wearing the ring almost everyday and want it to hold up. Is the hard plastic nice or is it to "toy" like? Sanstone seems to brittle and stainless steel doesn't come in green. Is coloring the stainless steel difficult?
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| Topic: Year in 3D printing |
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| Topic: Season's Greeting! |
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| Season's Greeting! [message #21872] Sat, 25 December 2010 18:24 UTC |
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Wishing you a wonderful christmahanukwanzaakahs, and a happy new year!
When in doubt... Duct tape!
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| Topic: First 3D Printed Prototype car |
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| First 3D Printed Prototype car [message #21718] Fri, 17 December 2010 12:14 UTC |
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Check this out...
Autodesk, Inc. announced today that KOR EcoLogic used Autodesk's software solution for Digital Prototyping to design the first prototype car with a body created using a 3D printer. The KOR EcoLogic Urbee car gets up to 200 miles per gallon (MPG) and uses a hybrid electric/gasoline engine.
The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program — which provides design and engineering software for emerging clean tech companies in North America and Europe — enabled KOR EcoLogic to design and test the Urbee using Autodesk tools, including Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Showcase, and Autodesk Alias Design software.
"The Urbee was designed from the ground up to be as efficient as possible, and to run on renewable energy," said Jim Kor, president and chief technology officer of KOR EcoLogic. "From concept through rendering, Autodesk software helped us not only build an efficient and sustainable car, but also communicate our designs to a broader audience, including potential investors."
Using Autodesk partner Stratasys' digital manufacturing service, Urbee is the first car to have its entire body 3D printed with an additive process.
Full story here
[Updated on: Fri, 17 December 2010 12:19 UTC]
Glenn ------ My Website Third Dimension Jewellery
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| Topic: New to Site with Question about Design |
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| New to Site with Question about Design [message #21278] Sat, 04 December 2010 20:08 UTC |
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I am creating my own Lightpoem and was wondering if I should put spaces between the words? TIA
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| Topic: I got my 2 new 3D models published on an Iphone related website |
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| Topic: new website has been launched |
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| new website has been launched [message #20951] Fri, 26 November 2010 13:02 UTC |
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The free 3d modelss site povide the royalty free models it provide u the various type of 3dmodels like table, chair, computer and lamp etc and it comes in various file format like obj 3ds and max format so that u can use this models in various software
http://www.free3dmodelss.com
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| Topic: slimmer = cheaper |
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| slimmer = cheaper [message #20872] Wed, 24 November 2010 03:27 UTC |
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Hey, so my iPad wraps all slimmed down recently, so much in fact I got the price to drop $20. so the canvas wrap: block which was once a chunky $50 is now $30. All my other iPad wraps dropped too, conveniently in time for the holidays.
I was surprised how much material i was able to take out, just a reminder that taking another look at old designs w/ a critical eye can cut some cost.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/142657/canvas_wrap___block.ht ml?gid=ug3024
Jeff Bare
Industrial Designer
@jbaredesign
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| Topic: Manufacter |
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| Manufacter [message #20805] Mon, 22 November 2010 09:50 UTC |
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Hi all,
Recently while musing about the possibilities with 3D printing, an idea for a device came to mind. I would like to share it in this post for brainstorming.
We are viewing at the new personal manufacturing technique as a "3D Printer" - as in a traditional computer peripheral device with the capability to print 3D objects. It seems natural, because we tend to adapt new ideas to be compatible with existing ones. But what if we try to imagine a different kind of device around this new technology?
Here is a description (and some amateur schematics) of the device idea.
Description:
The proposed device is cubic in shape (roughly little bigger than the size of a shoebox). 5 out of 6 faces of it are LCD screens. It runs a windowing system that shows different projections of a 3D object on different screens. So imagine it to be showing a model of a car, then the 5 faces will show the front, back, left, right and top views of the car. All the screens are touch sensitive. Users can view, rotate, zoom the model from all angles and manipulate different parts of it. For traditional computing tasks (like data entry), it can have an on-screen keyboard (like iPad) on the top screen.
After the modelling is done, user can hit a "Print" button. The device will have a 3D printing factory (makerbot?) inside its belly. As the user hits print the process of manufacturing will start. A progress bar will indicate how far the printing task has reached. When it's over, a bell will ring (like a microwave oven . The user then can open the top screen of the box and will retrieve the finished object from inside the device.
Schematic screenshots:
Device showing three of its faces which are LCD touchscreens
Device with the top face opened as lid to retrieve the manufactured item
Consider this device idea as an answer to this question:
bits :: atoms : computing :: manufacturing : computer :: ?
If atoms are the new bits, manufacturing is the new computing, what is the new computer?
I named it Manufacter.
Thoughts? - Too crazy? Lame?
LMK
(Cross posted from Makerbot forum. Thought it is relevant to both communities.)
—
Jayesh
http://www.3dtin.com
Twitter: @jyro
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| Topic: Affordable Options: Ceramics Meets 3D Printing |
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| Affordable Options: Ceramics Meets 3D Printing [message #20607] Wed, 17 November 2010 01:33 UTC |
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So, i was stumbling around the net, when i came across this link.. Enjoy!
http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaapwt.htm
Ray
www.RayTomlinDesigns.com
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| Topic: New website I found, prototypetoday.com |
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| New website I found, prototypetoday.com [message #20451] Fri, 12 November 2010 23:42 UTC |
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Its been a while since I posted here, been super busy. Anyways, I just started to advertise on this site...its fairly new and I thought this would be a great place to get some feedback on the site. I only advertise because it deals with prototyping. Check it out, register and let me know what you think and others. Do you think this site will materialise into something? I just don't want to keep wasting advertising dollars, but I do like the fact that I can be first to advertise and have that great position and banner well quite frankly, for super cheap lol.
I look forward to hearing what you think.
Here is the site. www.prototypetoday.com
Seems like ZoomRP aka Solid Concepts is also now advertising on the site.
Tim Ruffner
http://gpiprototype.com
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| Topic: From the GLASS Lab |
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| From the GLASS Lab [message #19736] Wed, 27 October 2010 19:07 UTC |
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To All,
I work in lab that does all the glass SW parts. Many, many small, intricate, designs come through the lab. We attempt to print these designs even though many violate the 3mm wall restriction. Sections as thin as .5mm are known to survive the manufacturing process. But, the practical use of a finger ring that has a shank diameter of less than 3-4mm is just about, ZERO, ZIP, ZED, NIL, NADA. The same goes for pendants and earrings with micro proportioned hanging loops simply pasted onto the design. Hey, it's your money but, prepare for major disappointments the first time you try to wear these designs.
Glass is not plastic. It is unforgiving and will fail instantly once it's elastic limit is exceeded. Please think about this when considering parts made from glass
-G
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."
Leonardo da Vinci
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| Topic: my Guitar Mechanical Tuner |
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| my Guitar Mechanical Tuner [message #19605] Mon, 25 October 2010 13:11 UTC |
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Hello!!
i've just uploaded my new Guitar Mechanical tuner
take a look and tell me what do you think about it!
Guitar Mech tuner
thank you
Simmons
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