3D Printers: What are they? What are they Capable of? - A step away from Corporate Control to empower Independent Manufacturing and Production for the Free PeopleFebruary 22, 2014
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Part of our Intent for the One People Community will be to use local manufacturing to create items needed locally and cheaply. We already have someone who is intending to bring 3D printers here to help with this.
In an effort to bring some light as to what is possible with these manifold systems, I am going to post a series of articles here which describe the printers, what they are capable of and what is already possible via existing designs.
Key Concept Behind 3D Printers
Manufacturing of complex parts, machinery and molds has always required large warehouses, huge budgets and corporate over control; in the main. 3D printing allows for the small time designer, builder and manufacturing to produce high quality good with out the hands of corporate control getting involved. They literally condense an entire warehouse worth of high quality production systems into something portable and local.
This concept is the foundation of why 3D printers are so powerful. Now the BIG question everyone wants to know is "what can they build?"
This question is answered by getting into the design of the printers themselves. Each printer has its own capabilities and limitations. Some can only use plastics, some only work with metals, some work with both - and all have limitations based on their size and software used to create the final product.
Implementation of designs and fleshing out of final products is a the result of working with the designers and printers to produce a part which works. For example, if the end result is a laptop computer, this may require producing components in 3D printers that will later be assembled. And in time, a printer for assembly could also be created.
The key is that designers and builders can work together, with out having to jump through complex loop holes, to create items easily for whatever use they see fit. The limitations are only temporary as a new 3D printer can be designed to conceivably suite any need. The question is not so much what can't they do, it is what do you want, and are you going to work with a network to create that system. The sky is the limit!
Lets begin to review some of the data available.
David, over at LightworkersXM has been focusing much of his work on building a network of manufacturers that are capable of addressing many of the needs of designers and builders. Networking, or Co-creation is the key. If your design does not have a printer that can create it, it is possible to reach out to your network and produce a system specially for your needs; again at a cheap cost and low turn around time in comparison to big industrial facilities. As the network expands, and their capabilities increase, more will be available to create.
- Justin
Source - Removing the Shackles
3D Printing Energy Global Network : MISSION I’M POSSIBLE
I would like to introduce you to an amazing site and a brilliant group of people who are working together to make a difference in the world.
I first met Dave through the To-BE Community skype room and Nick and Dave and I immediately hit it off. .... Being from a British family, I'm even immune to his caustic brit wit, lol.
Dave is part of a global network of people using 3D Printers to give the planet an upgrade. I talked to Ralph Ring about Dave's work in our conversation with Ralph and Marsha last weekend HERE, and the Rings were very excited by what has been put together in this area of 3D printing.
Dave and Nick and I had a long talk two nights ago where we bashed around all sorts of ideas for many many ways to utilize the network- in the community in Morocco and globally. One of the major things we discussed was the need of a "better base substance" than what is available on the market to use with 3D printers right now, which is: Plastics.
