stuart Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Time some of our suppliers started to use this sort of technology now that it is generally available to make more accurate copies of original parts. http://me3dprint.com/ Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Yes, the technology is getting there. ISTR three or more years ago there were some bits for Aston Martin restorations being made by 3D-printing with metal. What TR parts might be a good candidate for 3-D printing? Bomb starter nosepieces? Early TR2 thermostat housings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I'm not holding my breath. I get a trade journal about AM ( Additive Manufacturing - its original and real name ) with case studies involving really amazing and complex parts. Problem is, some of them require 2000+ hours to make a single part. All in all, so-called 3D printing is a fantasy term indulged in by too many who know too little, for now at least. Jet engine mfg. and some other military ( read: spare no expense! ) components can make use of it. And someday perhaps the fantasy will come true. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rem18 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Toms right I have an interest in this game and you will be lucky, cast your own for now if you think 3d is going to work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I agree that 3D printing of metal directly is a stretch even for the aerospace guys. But... additive manufacturing may have applications in tooling as well as fabrication of the part itself. Isn't it well within scope of 3D-printing to be able to produce single-use casting forms or press tooling from a scanned digital file of an original prototype? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) I agree that 3D printing of metal directly is a stretch even for the aerospace guys. But... additive manufacturing may have applications in tooling as well as fabrication of the part itself. Isn't it well within scope of 3D-printing to be able to produce single-use casting forms or press tooling from a scanned digital file of an original prototype? Castings for steam engines are still cast using traditional methods but the use of laser measuring and 3D printing of patterns has reduced the cost significantly. A few locomotives have now had replacement cylinder castings using this method which would have been prohibitively expensive in the past. Cheers Graeme Edited July 16, 2018 by graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I saw somewhere that additive manufacturing had been used to make patterns for a straight-eight cylinder head for a pre-war GP car, but I'm damned if I can find the link now! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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