[Blindmath] anyone heard of 3-D printing?

[qubit]

I know the cheaper printers give poor quality prints, but for the purpose of 
making science diagrams like you are doing, is it necessary to have maximum 
precision?
Are you working with a top of the line version or a cheaper model?
--le
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hello:
I am currently doing research on this. We have started to use 3-d
printing to create tactile graphs and images that can be used for
physics. For example for free weight diagrams. We have managed to use
braillle to print on the diagrams to list angles and etc. It takes about
an hour plus print time to create an actual image. We will be presenting
our work in a few weeks with some information in the hopes that this
will help someone in the future.
On 3/29/2014 4:03 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote:
> I had not heard that they were that cheap.  I had heard that there were 
> small ones for under $5,000 which is still cheap for what they do.  I've 
> seen the output of one of these and it is indeed fascinating.  They
> definitely have possibilities in creating models from drawings which could 
> be particularly useful in educating blind kids.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
>
> On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 06:07:22 -0500, qubit wrote:
>
>> This one caught me by surprise the other day on a talk show.
>> I listened, then googled "3-D printer" and got some fascinating hits.
>> Apparently there are printers available that produce high resolution 3-D
>> plastic objects from digital input models.
>> It is also called additive manufacturing or plastic holography.
>> But that's not all, the price of one of these units is as low as $499.
>> Try googling -- it is an interestiing read.
>> I couldn't help but think of possible uses by blind persons.
>> On the tv interview they demo'd the unit and described how this 
>> technology
>> has been used and misused.  For example, some people have used it to 
>> create
>> plastic handguns, which are illegal as they look so much like the real
>> thing.
>> He also demo'd creating a plastic apple.
>> There is a lot more on the internet.
>> Anyway, am I behind the times, or has anyone else heard of 3-D printers?
>> I want one :)
>> --le
>
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