Design your own parts online, have them made in real life....

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
CNN.com has a story about emachineshop.com, an online shop that offers free software to design your own custom parts and then have them made.

I can see the start of a trend here. Custom waterblocks, anyone?

Comments

  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    My grant for the 3d printer didn't get accepted. Not to worry ...there are more where that came from! http://www.zcorp.com/
    You could make an aluminum case with the punching and bending features. :thumbsup:
  • JChretienJChretien Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited August 2004
    machine shop? giant custom heatsinks...yummy =DDDDDDD
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited August 2004
    Man I've played with this thing for atleast 6 hours so far.. Lotta fun but sucks the prices are high untill you order in large quantities.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    Komete wrote:
    Man I've played with this thing for atleast 6 hours so far.. Lotta fun but sucks the prices are high untill you order in large quantities.

    Uh, yeah... what did you expect?
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited August 2004
    Uh, yeah... what did you expect?

    Now now don't get your panties in a twist.. I wasn't expecting a little Short media fan plate to cost $107.00 bucks. I was thinking more along the lines of 30 to 40.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    You'll have to forgive Geeky1, Komete... He has ass burger syndrome.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    Komete wrote:
    Uh, yeah... what did you expect?

    Now now don't get your panties in a twist.. I wasn't expecting a little Short media fan plate to cost $107.00 bucks. I was thinking more along the lines of 30 to 40.

    LOL. My grandparents run a machine shop. One off parts are expensive. What machine tool did you tell it to use?
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited August 2004
    That must be awsome with all the creativity you could let out in thier machine shop :) I used the 3-Axis mill. Right now I'm making a case to see if I can break 10,000.. muhaha

    I do have one question. What do they do with all the shavings from the big block of metal? I always wondered if they where recycled or not.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    they're recycled.

    And try running a quote with the water jet and/or the laser I'd guess that both would be cheaper. It'd surprise me if you got a one-off below $50, even then, though.
  • qparadoxqparadox Vancouver, BC
    edited August 2004
    Don't mind Geeky1, the extreme heat is getting to him :)
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    jackass. :p;D
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