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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 263312, member: 5066&quot;]There is a revolution coming to the antique restoration world via 3D printers</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting article in MAD about this new fangled printing, they are using it now in the restoration process to recreate missing parts. A computer inkjet page printer is a 2D or two-dimensional device. Inside, an ink cartridge zooms left and right on a rail, squirting colored droplets. Rollers move the paper down as the page is printed.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a 3D printer, the ink cartridge is replaced by an “extruder,” which oozes droplets melted off a reel of plastic filament. The extruder is moved left and right, up and down, and back and forth on three sets of rails or swinging arms. A computer tells the printer where to deposit plastic based on stored data. It is a fascinating process to watch</p><p>3d printer in action</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]dnIVrLqrEI8[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>The MAD article</p><p><a href="https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/three-dimensional-printing-and-antiques/6192" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/three-dimensional-printing-and-antiques/6192" rel="nofollow">https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/three-dimensional-printing-and-antiques/6192</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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