3d scanner and printer?

[Greig Stewart]

You could also try local 3D printing hobbyists that use
https://www.3dhubs.com, although you might need a company to do the
scanning part. There are companies on there too.




On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Martin McGrath <mcgrath.martin at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 21 March 2017 at 08:55, Jon Minton <nate.minton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been interested in printing demographic data for a few years. An
> > introduction to the basic idea is here:
> >
> > https://ije-blog.com/2016/06/27/lexis-cubes-1-from-maps-of-
> space-to-maps-of-time/
> > (basic concept)
> > https://ije-blog.com/2016/06/27/lexis-cubes-2-case-study-
> log-mortality-for-males-in-finland-1878-to-2012/
> > (illustration and annotation of a printed cube)
> >
> > I went to Maklab when they were based in the Lighthouse. There seemed a
> lot
> > of enthusiasm but they seem to steer people away from focus on 3D
> printing
> > to other CAD/CAM techniques. Unfortunately they couldn't offer a precise
> > estimate for the cost of manufacture; as I was in charge of a small
> budget
> > to print some of the cubes above I really needed to be able to enter a
> > specific amount in invoices.
> > In the end I've kept using a company based in London:
> > https://www.3dprint-uk.co.uk/
> > The quality is very high, with objects produced at very high resolution
> in
> > a durable nylon. Their pricing isn't cheap but is transparent: they
> charge
> > for 'swept volume' - basically the smallest cuboid that could contain the
> > structure to be printed; their staff are friendly and their turnaround
> > times quite short. I've had one or two objects printed using University
> of
> > Glasgow machines and the quality has been much lower, though the range of
> > materials is higher.
> >
> > I think I've seen somewhere offering 3d printing on Woodlands Road
> recently
> > but haven't been in. I couldn't find reference to this online but did
> find
> > the following:
> > https://step3d.co.uk/
> >
> > Like 3dprint they offer online quotes.
> >
> > I think in general paying a professional company with a very high end
> > machine will be better value than buying a low end machine to use
> yourself,
> > though it depends what you want to use 3D printing for. I can imagine the
> > various problems with fabrication - with trying to print something that's
> > unprintable and ending up with strings of melted plastic after waiting
> > overnight and using up a lot of material in the process - represent an
> > interesting challenge, and using the machines is a good skill to learn,
> but
> > I'm primarily interested in the output, and if the aim is to have
> something
> > to exhibit and explore using an online company takes out a lot of the
> > hassle.
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Jon
> >
> >
>
> Podbox are Glasgow based, you can pop in and speak to them:
>
> http://www.podbox.co.uk/
>
> Martin
>
>
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