[Blindmath] anyone heard of 3-D printing?

[Sean Tikkun]

Quality is something you can adjust frequently on the print side.  Many designs and programs have a fairly low setting as the default.  You give up speed and density for detail and strength.  At least with my two makerbots ( replicator 1 and 2) using makerware I can do this.n the detail is more than enough to print readable Braille on even lowered settings.

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> On Apr 1, 2014, at 7:51 AM, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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> From: "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com>
> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
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> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] anyone heard of 3-D printing?
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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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