3d scanner and printer?

[Paola Di Maio]

Thank you all for replies and suggestions!
Let's see if we can get soemthin for EC at some point

(Martin: I never said it was a social problem, where did you
get that from?)

however, the lack of infrastructure to stimulate
social innovation can be a 'social problem'


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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Greig Stewart <greig2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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