http://readwrite.com/2012/12/29/heres-what-a-3d-printed-record-sounds-like-video
Not quite there yet..........
Not quite there yet..........
Oh indeed, by then you'll be able to buy a domestic version for a few hundred and instead of buying certain actual items you'll just download a schematic and the 3D printer will do the rest.
I am trying to guess where this will end up as the buzz about it the last few years reminds me of the early days of PCs. Whats the killer app for these.
Think a stamper though best for vinyl!
I know an engine builder that uses one to prototype parts before paying for CNC.. Saves him a small fortune!
That's what they do in F1.
I know an engine builder that uses one to prototype parts before paying for CNC.. Saves him a small fortune!
Really interesting, you can hear the print head motors in the music!
Maybe at the moment, but as the consistency and resolution of the prints improves then it will become an alternative.
As a friend who works for a firm that uses 3d printers on a daily basis put it, 3d printers are still in the 'Dot Matrix' era... give it 5-10 years and we will look back and laugh..
Sam