[ale] ReplicatorG On a Stick!

[Pete Hardie]

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:14, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know of some ongoing efforts with various kinds of plastic, all alas
> still about the same price as ABS filament.  Extrusion printing is
> tricky -- the stuff's got to come out stiff enough to hold its shape,
> yet sticky enough to adhere to the next layer.  M
>
> The thought of using plastic powder to print makes me scared.   Powder
> would go everywhere in the house in short order. Even if it's
> non-toxic, I get enough plastic in my diet as it is.  I betcha the
> feed system would be a Crawling Horror to maintain as well.  The great
> thing about filament is that it is really simple to handle --- the
> feeder on these things is just a pinch-wheel connected to a phatt
> electric motor. Simple is Good.

I watched a video (makezine.com in the past week or so) where a guy
was using shredded milk cartons to make
substrate strips for his aquaponics.  He used an auger to feed the
heating element.

>
>
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 6:37 PM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:
>> On Thursday 09 December 2010, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>>> Printed objects are ABS plastic
>>
>> Ouch that stuff s expensive!
>>
>> Are you aware of anyone experimenting with polyethylene powder? While not
>> as common as the raw pellets used in injection molding it seems to me
>> that the powdered form (used in rotational molding) could work with some
>> flavor of plastic printer. And the stuff is cheap too. At least in
>> railcar loads:-O
>> --
>> William
>>
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