3d printing is surprisingly expensive. Making molds, is sane.. but best done with subtractive methods. Some high density foam, and a cnc router would make molds quickly.
The materials used for 3d printing is expensive, soft, thermally unstable, and expensive. Very expensive. On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Bryce Guenther <guentheraviator at yahoo.com>wrote: > Does anyone have a comment on this technology to adopt! I believe 3D > printing molds of KR so that a builder could layup his entire airframe is > practical! Imagine the old plastic airplane models. I know they 3D print > entire houses! A KR mold 3D printed a builder would layup the entire loft > airframe surface then bond it to the wood superstructure not unlike the > deihl skins are. Someone with a 3D printer could even sell the molds and > not infringe on anyone. We already have shared patterns/molds in amongst KR > builders for years. Comments? > > > guentheraviator at yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
