Comments on: Chess Set designed with Inkscape http://screencasters.heathenx.org/blog/2008/11/03/chess-set-designed-with-inkscape/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:51:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Don W. http://screencasters.heathenx.org/blog/2008/11/03/chess-set-designed-with-inkscape/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 Don W. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:36:47 +0000 http://screencasters.heathenx.org/blog/?p=278#comment-1283 I think you guys should get one of these printers and I could come over to your house and play. :-) I think you guys should get one of these printers and I could come over to your house and play. :-)

]]> By: heathenx http://screencasters.heathenx.org/blog/2008/11/03/chess-set-designed-with-inkscape/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 heathenx Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:25:09 +0000 http://screencasters.heathenx.org/blog/?p=278#comment-1282 That was pretty interesting indeed. Actually, I am involved in this sort of prototyping in my day job hours. You have probably heard of rapid prototyping using 3D printers. For every new product that I design at work, I spend between $200-500 on an SLA model before I spend 20-60k on an actual mold. Getting a touchie-feelie is worth the investment when you just don't trust your CAD model. It's made by exporting my 3D model to STL and sent right to the printer. Easy as that. I usually get my parts in 1-2 days and it's completely functional. These are great for testing and presentations. 3D printers are about $20k for good ones but if your parts are smaller and do not require tighter tolerances then one could be had for about $5k. Desktop Factory is probably the cheapest one. I use a local rapid prototyper (http://www.peridotinc.com) but there is a bigger outfit that I have used just once called QuickParts (http://www.quickparts.com). If I had one of these 3D printers in my office I bet it would be running all of the time. ;) That was pretty interesting indeed.

Actually, I am involved in this sort of prototyping in my day job hours. You have probably heard of rapid prototyping using 3D printers. For every new product that I design at work, I spend between $200-500 on an SLA model before I spend 20-60k on an actual mold. Getting a touchie-feelie is worth the investment when you just don’t trust your CAD model. It’s made by exporting my 3D model to STL and sent right to the printer. Easy as that. I usually get my parts in 1-2 days and it’s completely functional. These are great for testing and presentations.

3D printers are about $20k for good ones but if your parts are smaller and do not require tighter tolerances then one could be had for about $5k. Desktop Factory is probably the cheapest one.

I use a local rapid prototyper (http://www.peridotinc.com) but there is a bigger outfit that I have used just once called QuickParts (http://www.quickparts.com).

If I had one of these 3D printers in my office I bet it would be running all of the time. ;)

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