Interesting......Finishes?,....Colors?,.....Vacuum chrome? I can thjink of lots of uses........all those litt BS parts that are snapping as you take stuff apart or re-assemble. Ray Jones > From: "Frank Bakanau" <FBAKANAU@xxxx> > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:00:19 -0700 > To: "chrysler" <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Chrysler300] Reproducing Plastic Parts > > This is a survey posting. I am considering becoming an OEM for a 3-D > printer. This gizmo is similar to stereo lithography, where the machine > builds parts by layering a polymer and building a part. The 3-D printer > takes a solid model, such as from ProEngineer or AutoCAD Inventor, slicesit > into .010 layers, and "prints" using a .010 layer of ABS plastic. The > result is a hard plastic part, exactly like the electronic solid model, > within plus/minus .004. It can make parts within a 8 X 8 X 12 inch box. SO > you might send me a broken power window switch and I would measure it, model > it in SolidWorks, and send you back an exact copy or copies. > > Look at http://www.dimensionprinting.com > > So, does this sound like something people like us could use as a service. > Since I have to buy a demo unit, I am looking to keep it busy. Thanks for > your opinions. > > Frank in Foggy Eugene > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >