Last Thursday HackerSpace members were out and about at the University of Melbourne 3D Printing Showcase. This was a free event showcasing 3D printing and everyone from the big players (Autodesk, 3D Systems, etc) down to the Rep Rap community (CCHS, Melbourne Uni, etc) was represented, we took some pictures which you’ll find below, but first two HackerSpace highlights.
First Up: Rob Brittain and Mark Agar manned a table on behalf of the HackerSpace and did some awesome work promoting CCHS. Watch the video at the ABC website, Mark Agar’s Printer can be seen at 0:08 and 1:00 printing a small truck and a dinosaur which he was handing out to children at the HackSpace Table.
Secondly: Rob, Dinesh and Luke were there with a 3inter (“Thrinter”) table with several of the smart cubes on display in their awesome colours, on the very first official showing of their new printer destined for a Kickstarter near you soon. Check it out at: http://3inter.co/ or simply come along to the HackerSpace and talk to them in person.
This must be the place.
David Flanders had the smallest Emmet Screw Bearing I have ever seen,
Rob and Mark represent the HackerSpace.
All sorts of processes were on display, FDM, SLS, DLP, PP, etc
Ned Kelly’s Head being reconstructed from Phrenology information.
Machines!
One Art Please. Easily the largest print I have ever seen.
There were six extruders on the head of this monster.
Makerbot 2X was getting really nice prints, ThingLab brought this along.
Multi-Colour prints from the MakerBot 2X
Melbourne Uni have a lab full of Rep Raps, they run build nights too.
One of Melb Uni’s many Rep Rap Prusas
They have them dialed in quite well, getting good prints.
Medical Image to Model.
That is a 3D scanner, you run it over the object for very accurate mapping of its surface.
More Machines
and mechanisms.
Complexity is free with 3D Printing.
Heavy Metal, some great prints in Stainless & Titanium on show.
Guess that material, Its actually Paper! From MCor Technologies. Very Eco Friendly, shame about the $62,000 price tag.
Wild 3inter Smart Cubes, seen here congregating in their awesome colours.
All the materials that the 3inter Smart Cube can print.
Always nice to see a business that grew up in the HackerSpace.
