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Is this a $3000 app with some repurposed plastic pieces and a booklet of stickers? If so... I love it. I'd be curious if anyone has experience with the system
by digdugdirk 4y ago
Is this a $3000 app with some repurposed plastic pieces and a booklet of stickers?
If so... I love it.
I'd be curious if anyone has experience with the system (and with welding) and could describe the feedback that it's able to provide. I rely so heavily on the sound of the bead being laid, and I can't imagine this can even semi-reliably convey the same vast amount of information as you can glean from your ears.
- dymk 4y agoI learned welding in high-school so I'm far from a professional. But I agree you get a lot of feedback from the tactical sensation of the stick / filament and the sound, which would be hard to reproduce in an app. I've heard from people who have used this VR welding system that there are some key differences between it and real welding, notably for the stick welder version. To simulate the stick being consumed, a servo motor pulls the stick through the back of the handheld part. This results in the balance of the handheld part changing noticeably as you weld.
- Firmwarrior 4y agoHaha, man. Just imagine how much an iPhone would cost if Apple made a few thousand of them per year instead of however many they're cranking out now