hkestes41 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Posted August 8, 2013 A guy in the UK is using a 3D printer to "reproduce" an Aston Martin DB4 http://autos.yahoo.com/news/guy-building-skyline-based-aston-martin-db4-replica-193043575.html and http://www.replicadb4.com/default.aspx He is printing the body one 4" X 4" piece at a time and then will move to the interior. Of course it is nothing like the beautiful metal work of veterantechnic but for folks who are metal shaping challenged it could be an option for at least getting models made up so that somebody else could pound them out. Or you could print replacement fenders, slash aprons, window garnish what ever. Quote
Alshere59 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Posted August 8, 2013 Interesting what the future holds. I worry at times where old cars will end up. Take a factory 2013 model. A hundred years from now how do you begin to restore it. The electronics etc. would be mind boggling. Our even our old 1950 cars. Wonder what the price will be then for parts. Most are sent to scrap. Oh well a few are preserving the past so be it. Quote
jcmiller Posted August 8, 2013 Report Posted August 8, 2013 I think it's going to be great when this technology gets a little cheaper and more widely available. It's progressing rapidly. I think the Aston Martin guy is using plastic, but there are 3-D printers that use metal too (and even food). I think car enthusiasts will be able to scan and "print" replica parts at home in less than ten years. I do wish they would stop calling it 3-d "printing" because I think a lot of people think that means printing a 3-d image on a piece of paper. Here are a couple more links on it: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/vintage-speed/3d-printing-can-now-re-create-an-entire-classic-car-15566080 http://gpiprototype.com/services/metal-3d-printing.html Quote
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