Serenity in wax

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Edited my previous post -- Deece, the MDX-15 is the one that is also a 3D scanner, not the CarveWright.
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That's not entirely accurate - but the probe is an add on for the carvewright.

link to carvewright scanning probe

The higher RPM of the spindle on the carvewright is going to be useful for a clean finish on wood but it'd need to be slowed down for plastics. I've been cutting ABS on my MDX-20 without any problems - styrene melts unless the cutter is really sharp.

The open front and back of the carvewright would be useful though - cutting acrylic sheet into 8"x6" pieces to fit the MDX is killing me

 

[Admiral Vaughn]

Cool Thread. :thumbsup :thumbsup

I'd like to see one of these mills at work..gotta check out that vid.

A bit different from an SLA Machine sculpting parts from liquid resin with a laser beam..but, it makes me wonder how long until we have those at home too

~Russ

 

[replicaprops]

I don't discount any machine, but before making such an investment, I would do some homework. www.cnczone.com is where I started. I built my CNC mill. I used a X3 manual mill and added the CNC parts to it.

 

[Gordon Gekko]

Funny, cause I saw a show on Discovery or some such, where one of the high powered universities was showing off their new "home manufacturing" machine that made - get ready for it - plastic plates.

Gasp...

So let me get this straight. They actually think I need a machine in my house that I have to load with plastic pellets and put out all kinds of heat to press out plates. Apparently they haven't heard of China.

What was really funny was the ads for the segment said you could do away with your dishwasher in the near future. But you had to wash the plate before it could be recycled back into the machine. :confused

As long as China is making stuff, there will be no need for a mass-market prototyping system.