Jean-Christophe Bach <jc.bach <at> gmail.com> writes: > Of course, all these software are working without any problem on > Gentoo. > JC
> [1] http://www.nybi.cc (in Frenchi :\ ) > [2] http://www.reprap.org > [3] http://www.thingiverse.com > [4] http://www.thingiverse.com/watsdesign/designs > [5] http://reprap.org/wiki/FoldaRap > [6] http://www.ulule.com/foldarap/ (first batch) > [7] http://goteo.org/project/foldarap-peer-to-peer-edition (2nd batch) > [8] http://www.reprappro.com > [9] http://github.com/kliment/Printrun > [10] http://slic3r.org Hello Jean-Christophe Thanks for sharing your experiences. I read overviews of how folks are (3D) printing with metals, but find few details. I have some ideas on larger things to build, but in a 50-100 components sizes that fit together. I what to build a series of modules using a 3D printer that fit together with the lamiated beams to realize the a pickup-camper shell. I found super-strong, light weight composites that can be laminated for the structural beams, in lieu of metal. I'll have to design and model thing, but I have used Autocad and ProE so no worries on using Blender for the modelling.... So my real need is to find some resources (folks) that know about the myriad of different feedstock material you can use in a 3D printer and the resulting strengths. Platics, Polymers and such are are not my area of expertise, but I do have a petrochemical degree and some chemical process (refinery) experience. How do you find out about which 3D printers handle which matierals? Is it difficult to build a modified 3D printer to handle customized feedstock materials? James
