[Gta04-owner] vacuum cleaner moulding?

[Xavi Drudis Ferran]

On Tue 10/01/12 18:10 , Manuel Dejonghe <manuel at dejonghe.de> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Boudewijn  wrote:
> > Concerning precision for the buttons: a couple of weeks ago I mentioned
> > printing "integrated" buttons, a bit in the same way as those plastic
> > buckles on backpacks ("narrowing plastic hinge"). There have been no
> > reactions on that yet; would that be feasible or would the "buttons"
> break?
> 
> This would, in general, be possible. The bigger hindering altough is
> to design it in a way that is printable by RapRaps, which do currently
> not yet have some other soluble support material.
> 

Well, they say there's a new 3D printer that can print 2 materials with 
its 2 struders, and maybe one can be a soluble support. But it costs
2000 USD and still it would be interesting to have a case design that 
does not require it. The less demanding the design the better. But maybe
the MakerBot Replicator changes some of the assumptions previously debated on
printability of the existing case design ? I have no idea 

http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2012/01/10/the-replicator-in-the-news/

"The latest in open source 3D printing features the ability to use two print heads for two-color printing or printing with dissolving support material. "