[Yr7-10it] 3D printers

[Craig Nicholls]

Reprap is another, buy the kit for one 3D printer and then use that printer to create the parts for more.

http://reprap.org
Craig


Craig Nicholls
Director of Learning Technologies
Haileybury



-----Original Message-----
From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Jamie Le Rossignol
Sent: Monday, 4 October 2010 8:26 AM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] 3D printers

Caterina Garwoli wrote:
> Interesting article... would we even bother going to the shops in the
> future..
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?pagewanted=1
>
> Caterina Garwoli (IT teacher)
>
>   
I've been experimenting with 3D Printing with a company called Shapeways 
(http://www.shapeways.com/).
Using Blender (www.blender.org), an Open Source 3D animation package.

There is also the CandyFab (http://www.candyfab.org/) which is a cheap 
solution.

Jamie Le Rossignol


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