For you machine shop guys.. a 3D printer

[IRGuy]

The possibilities are mind boggleing..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz ... ata_player

[Rawleigh]

Cool!! Do they make one big enough to make a B31??

[STraenkle]

yes if you want a b31 made out of wax. Good in a following sea, but watch out in a head sea and the engine mounts are a little tricky

[capy]

yes if you want a b31 made out of wax. Good in a following sea, but watch out in a head sea and the engine mounts are a little tricky

Not exactly true....some use wax but I have used several that can use a variety of polymers.

We made an actual part out of ULTEM and other non thermosetting plastics.

[IRGuy]

He did turn a nut with the crescent wrench so it must have had some strength to it.

What gets me is how does it make something that turns like the thumbscrew on the wrench? How does it know something it can't see from the outside is a slip fit and not solid?

[Bruce]

If you read the comments, the scan in the promo comes off a lot simpler than it really is.

Something about designing the moving parts using auto cad.