As a Design and Technology subject specialist I have been using 3D drawing packages for a number of years. I have been dreaming of purchasing a 3d Printer for the school. I have imagined a pupil designing a product from Initial ideas, developing it in a 3D environment and real models and then producing an accurate prototype.
Looks like this may be a step closer from The Desktop Factory.
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4 comments:
It's a pretty interesting machine, I couldn't believe the size of it when I first saw it. And the cost of the material shouldn't be too much of a hurdle either, only $1/cubic inch.
Have you seen this talk about the RepRap machine?
At Ross we've just bought a RapidPro machine, it's not been set up yet but could be useful, though I think it will prove too expensive to use.
I hadn't seen the RepRap machine but sounds very similar to the Fab at home machine have look at this video on youtube
Very impressive. I just wonder what the running costs would be like
We are a company based in scotland that offer 3D printers for education
Curent users
Glasgow Uni
Glasgow dental Hospital
Edinburgh Uni
Dundee Uni
Inverness College
see our web-site www.inscot.com
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