[Blindmath] anyone heard of 3-D printing?

[Steve Jacobson]

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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