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Title: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: dsquire on September 22, 2011, 09:26:28 AM

Coming to a print shop near you? Well maybe not but it could be printed out at the car dealer down the road. Check it out.  :D :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15007018 

Cheers  :beer:

Don

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: Joules on September 22, 2011, 11:28:02 AM

Looks like an oversized wireless mouse.  Hope the body isn't printed out of corn starch...  See it turn into a giant popcorn on a hot day.   :scratch:

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: No1_sonuk on September 22, 2011, 07:46:19 PM

What really amazes me about this is that it didn't come from New Zealand.  It's just their kind of crazy idea. :thumbup:

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: AndyB on September 23, 2011, 05:51:38 AM

You know the old saying: "there's nothing new under the sun"...welcome back Morgan and BSA after 80 years :clap:

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: bry1975 on September 26, 2011, 06:45:46 AM

Better link here chaps:-

http://engineeringcases.knovelblogs.com/2011/02/17/hybrid-vehicle-effort-shifts-3-d-printing-into-high-gear/

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: rleete on September 26, 2011, 09:17:33 AM

The concept is neat, but the execution is horrible.  As my wife always says, "why is it that electric/hybrid cars are so damn ugly?"

Looks like it already melted.

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: cfellows on September 26, 2011, 06:49:52 PM

It's true.  The body design always seems to look the smallest possible container they could get everything into.

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: David Morrow on December 12, 2011, 12:45:38 AM

Quote from: rleete on September 26, 2011, 09:17:33 AM

The concept is neat, but the execution is horrible.  As my wife always says, "why is it that electric/hybrid cars are so damn ugly?"

Looks like it already melted.

Pretty or ugly was determined on the drawing board, not the execution of the design. But, it's not overly pretty, I'll grant you that.

Title: Re: Print Your Own Car.
Post by: shipto on December 12, 2011, 05:33:06 AM

I think chevy are getting there with the volt, the only thing missing is a solar panel array on th roof to take advantage of all those wasted hour when it is parked, I know it would not be able to add a awful lot but every little helps.