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> a piece with a slight curve so the middle Sounds like an ideal job for a 3d printer. You can program in the thickness, height, and amount of flex, and as lo
by 13of40 9y ago
> a piece with a slight curve so the middle
Sounds like an ideal job for a 3d printer. You can program in the thickness, height, and amount of flex, and as long as you print it with the vertical axis vertical the "grain" of the print will make sure it flexes instead of breaking.
(Personally, I just use a hole punch and zip ties when I make books, though.)
- saywatnow 9y ago> Sounds like an ideal job for a 3d printer. Or, you know, a piece of timber and some sand paper. The consumer-grade 3d printers I have exposure to would have trouble with some combination of piece length, tensile consistency, strength and durability you'd want in a book press. Printing alone would take longer than sanding and drilling. And I suspect a printed part wouldn't be so forgiving of adjustments made after manufacture. Using the 3d printer because it's fun and a learning experience is fine, but calling it "ideal" when it doesn't offer any real improvements over the cheaply and easily made "traditional" material is going a little bit too far :-).
- 13of40 9y agoI absolutely disagree. Printing might take longer than sanding and drilling, but: I can model it in code, I can make sub-scale proofs of concept, and when it comes to actually making the real thing, I can throw it on the printer and go do something else. While your wife is yelling that you're still in the garage making noise and sawdust at 8:00 PM, my wife and I will be on the deck eating barbecue and sipping a margarita. :)
- Angostura 9y agoI think you need to buy some quieter sandpaper