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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:07:48 -0500
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Subject: Re: [MakerSpace] Makerbot releases Replicator 2 and new NYC Store
From: Kevin Crowley <caoha...@gmail.com>
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The cost really depends on how cheap you can get the concrete.I figure 50
bucks if you mix your own.  I would have to go back to some engineering
texts and check with an engineer friend on the reinforcement to get a firm
price.

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Ed Hagopian <edhagop...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The concept is so crazy it might work. Wonder how cheap you could get it
> down to, the frame is not a trivial part of any 3d Printer, and then you'd
> just have rails (2 inch steel pipe maybe?) and then the motors, electronics
> and extruder if you went PLA or the extruder and HBP if you wanted ABS.
>
>
> On Thursday, September 20, 2012 6:55:25 AM UTC-5, Kevin Crowley wrote:
>
>> It weighs ~1300lbs
>>
>> needs just under a 1/3 yard of concrete
>>
>> bed is 4'x4'x9" minus the 6"x6" pillars that yields 3'x3' theoretical
>> working surface
>> (of course you lose some of that because inside of that has thickness)
>>
>> Height of bed is 3'
>>
>> Assuming availblity of rebar, mesh and concrete this could be built from
>> the scrap pile at the space in a day.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Ed Hagopian <edhag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Concrete is only 12... Interesting. Concrete 3d printer anyone?
>>> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/**04/12/the-concrete-lathe-**project/<http://blog.makezine.com/2012/04/12/the-concrete-lathe-project/>
>>>
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>>>
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The cost really depends on how cheap you can get the concrete.I figure 50 b=
ucks if you mix your own.=A0 I would have to go back to some engineering te=
xts and check with an engineer friend on the reinforcement to get a firm pr=
ice.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Ed Hagopian=
 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:edhagop...@gmail.com" target=3D"_b=
lank">edhagop...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">
The concept is so crazy it might work. Wonder how cheap you could get it do=
wn to, the frame is not a trivial part of any 3d Printer, and then you&#39;=
d just have rails (2 inch steel pipe maybe?) and then the motors, electroni=
cs and extruder if you went PLA or the extruder and HBP if you wanted ABS.<=
div class=3D"im">
<br><br>On Thursday, September 20, 2012 6:55:25 AM UTC-5, Kevin Crowley wro=
te:</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0.=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">It weigh=
s ~1300lbs <br>
<br>needs just under a 1/3 yard of concrete<br><br>bed is 4&#39;x4&#39;x9&q=
uot; minus the 6&quot;x6&quot; pillars that yields 3&#39;x3&#39; theoretica=
l working surface <br>(of course you lose some of that because inside of th=
at has thickness)<br>

<br>Height of bed is 3&#39;<br><br>Assuming availblity of rebar, mesh and c=
oncrete this could be built from the scrap pile at the space in a day.<br><=
br></div><div class=3D"im"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 =
at 11:46 PM, Ed Hagopian <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a>edhag...@gmail.com</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Concrete is only 12... Interesting. Concrete=
 3d printer anyone?<br>
<a href=3D"http://blog.makezine.com/2012/04/12/the-concrete-lathe-project/"=
 target=3D"_blank">http://blog.makezine.com/2012/<u></u>04/12/the-concrete-=
lathe-<u></u>project/</a><br>
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