From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (unknown [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02B221381F3 for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2013 22:59:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 73AEBE0B6B; Tue, 9 Jul 2013 22:50:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B6A5DE0983 for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2013 22:50:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 179BA33E772 for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2013 03:39:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.477 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.477 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-1.172, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.303, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id CPbtWHZn6LnK for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2013 03:39:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 606ED33EAF3 for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2013 03:39:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UwOlY-0005kU-0X for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2013 05:39:00 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Jul 2013 05:39:00 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Jul 2013 05:39:00 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: 3D printers && Gentoo Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 03:38:43 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20130704205208.GU10384@Morgoth> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Firefox/17.0 SeaMonkey/2.14) X-Archives-Salt: 6147df41-6820-434d-a4e5-181f7972fc86 X-Archives-Hash: 945c858ddf0b72f150b4c03eb56dd80f Jean-Christophe Bach gmail.com> writes: > Of course, all these software are working without any problem on > Gentoo. > JC > [1] http://www.nybi.cc (in Frenchi :\ ) > [2] http://www.reprap.org > [3] http://www.thingiverse.com > [4] http://www.thingiverse.com/watsdesign/designs > [5] http://reprap.org/wiki/FoldaRap > [6] http://www.ulule.com/foldarap/ (first batch) > [7] http://goteo.org/project/foldarap-peer-to-peer-edition (2nd batch) > [8] http://www.reprappro.com > [9] http://github.com/kliment/Printrun > [10] http://slic3r.org Hello Jean-Christophe Thanks for sharing your experiences. I read overviews of how folks are (3D) printing with metals, but find few details. I have some ideas on larger things to build, but in a 50-100 components sizes that fit together. I what to build a series of modules using a 3D printer that fit together with the lamiated beams to realize the a pickup-camper shell. I found super-strong, light weight composites that can be laminated for the structural beams, in lieu of metal. I'll have to design and model thing, but I have used Autocad and ProE so no worries on using Blender for the modelling.... So my real need is to find some resources (folks) that know about the myriad of different feedstock material you can use in a 3D printer and the resulting strengths. Platics, Polymers and such are are not my area of expertise, but I do have a petrochemical degree and some chemical process (refinery) experience. How do you find out about which 3D printers handle which matierals? Is it difficult to build a modified 3D printer to handle customized feedstock materials? James