[KwartzLab] 3D Printing at Staples

[James Bastow]

Inside the Mcor IRIS:
http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2012/12/4/inside-the-mcor-iris.html

Funny that they just toss an Epson inkjet printer into a cabinet. I thought
it would have been a bit more integrated.

Unfortunately, the article doesn't really provide a lot of insight into the
cutting & assembly process.

James

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Kevin Martin <kpmartin at thinkage.ca> wrote:

>  Hmmm. The Wikipedia article sort of implies that each new layer is glued
> down completely, while what I described only glued down the interior volume
> of the part. One of the videos at the MCOR site showed a part being
> extracted from its matrix. You could see how the matrix was sliced into
> cubes, but it also appeared not to be laminated with glue. Having the
> matrix laminated could easily lead to trapped sections that cannot be
> removed.****
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> Is it possible to laser-cut paper without any scorching? And also without
> cutting another sheet of identical paper immediately under the one being
> cut? Of course, if the paper is coated with a heat-activated adhesive, the
> same laser could fuse and cut, depending on power/speed.****
>
> -Kevin****
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> *From:* Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces at kwartzlab.ca] *On Behalf Of *James
> Bastow
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:05 PM
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> The process is called Laminated Object Manufacturing<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminated_object_manufacturing>(LOM)
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> Some example LOM prints can be found on this Solido<http://www.solido3d.com/>SD300 blog:
> http://mysd300.blogspot.ca****
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> James****
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> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Kevin Martin <kpmartin at thinkage.ca>
> wrote:****
>
> …except that the build size depends on the size of sheet you feed it.****
>
> It looks more like it can inkjet glue as well as pigment, and it glues the
> sheet layers together as it builds.****
>
> Somehow it also cuts the paper, including cutting the waste into little
> cubes for easy removal. There is no scorching (e.g. from a laser) so I
> would guess that it has a knife, just like the one on a vinyl cutter.****
>
>  ****
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> -Kevin Martin****
>
> the Papertrail Handmade Paper & Book Arts****
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> New Dundee, Ontario****
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> www.papertrail.ca****
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> *From:* Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces at kwartzlab.ca] *On Behalf Of *Mark
> Pitcher****
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> It looks like it takes sheets of paper, and pulps them with PVA. Cheap to
> print. Interesting to know how much the printer costs.... ****
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