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Mail From: Steve Laifman <(email redacted)>

Tigers,

There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon for "replicated" Tigers, exact
down to the original rivets.

Only we are not quite there yet.

The article "Scientists build robot that can replicate itself
<computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9101738&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1>"
is about early trials on circuit boards .

and the picture "RepRap
<dev.www.reprap.org/pub/Main/PressPix/reprap.jpg>" (all hot
links, I hope). Not far off from Stargate SG-1 "replicators".

But imagine the future advances when two "Authenticated" Tigers can
produce an offspring!

Of course, with two CATS, it will be a challenge to determine who is on
top! :-D

Anyway, it is fascinating.

Steve

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Mail From: "grl19" <(email redacted)>

There are systems out there will take a 3-D AutoCad drawing and create a
plastic model of it. Using a special plastic hardened by a certain laser.
The company I worked for before retiring scanned a typical crescent wrench
with a laser, fed it into the modeler and it turned out a fully functional
crescent wrench. They also scanned a planetary gear assembly & re-created
it, again fully functional.

I want one to go with my laser etching system but the cost is grossly
prohibitive as a toy!

George

B382000283

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Laifman
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:09 PM
To: Tiger's Den
Subject: [Tigers] Off Topic Replicator Bots

Tigers,

There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon for "replicated" Tigers, exact
down to the original rivets.

Only we are not quite there yet.

The article "Scientists build robot that can replicate itself
<computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art
icleId=9101738&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1>"
is about early trials on circuit boards .

and the picture "RepRap
<dev.www.reprap.org/pub/Main/PressPix/reprap.jpg>" (all hot
links, I hope). Not far off from Stargate SG-1 "replicators".

But imagine the future advances when two "Authenticated" Tigers can
produce an offspring!

Of course, with two CATS, it will be a challenge to determine who is on
top! :-D

Anyway, it is fascinating.

Steve
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Mail From: "Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)" <(email redacted)>

It's called Stereo Lithography (SLA), I have two machines here in the
lab for making prototypes and low-volume die-casting molds. The system
takes files from our Solidworks or ProE CAD systems and builds a 3-D
model. For "reverse-engineering", we also have a laser CMM scanner for
direct physical input.

There are now a host of engineering polymers available for SLA machines,
we have the ability to make parts which can withstand 180 degrees C.
Other polymers will make parts strong enough to produce complex linkages
or even gear trains. It's a good thing too, as we have lost most of the
skilled tool & die makers who used to do our model shop work.

Bugz

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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:26 PM
To: 'Steve Laifman'; 'Tiger's Den'
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Off Topic Replicator Bots

There are systems out there will take a 3-D AutoCad drawing and create a
plastic model of it. Using a special plastic hardened by a certain
laser.
The company I worked for before retiring scanned a typical crescent
wrench with a laser, fed it into the modeler and it turned out a fully
functional crescent wrench. They also scanned a planetary gear assembly
& re-created it, again fully functional.

I want one to go with my laser etching system but the cost is grossly
prohibitive as a toy!

George

B382000283
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