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Why wouldn't you 3d print it?
by _alias 9y ago
Why wouldn't you 3d print it?
- InclinedPlane 9y agoIt's been done, but you run into problems immediately. For one the tolerances on 3D printing are not as tight as you'd like for a device like a Curta, which is why the example I'm aware of printed a replica at a much larger scale. Additionally, 3D printed plastics are typically not very strong, and they change shape over time. This means that the usable lifetime of a 3D printed Curta is typically not very high.
- jacquesm 9y agoFor the same reason you will not be printing a mechanical watch: the device parts have a resolution that is measured in 1/100ths of a mm, no 3D printer that is even close to affordable can make parts like that. Besides that you will want your parts to be made out of metal powder to be sintered rather than plastic filament which is the material of choice for budget 3D printers.
- max-m 9y agoIt has been done: http://wudev.digitaltorque.com/2015/04/3d-printing-challenge.html?m=1 http://wudev.digitaltorque.com/2015/04/3d-printing-challenge... You can see it in action here: https://youtu.be/j9uRckJLqLk https://youtu.be/j9uRckJLqLk