[TheForge] Re: Powder Damascus

[Mike Spencer]

Thanks for the detailed explanation, Roger.

>From your description, I'd surmise that the 3D printing techniques is
*not* being used for this, at least not in small forge shop cases.
That might make the pattern possiblities even more interesting.

The prototype 3DP rig that I saw circa 1994 was actually cobbled
together from a dot matrix printer and a desktop computer but it only
had one printer nozzle.  I suppose that making one with two nozzles
wouldn't be that much harder.  Then you could "print" up any 3D matrix
you wanted from a digital spec, limited only by the size of the
grains, then slide it into the form to press and weld it.

> In the time it took me to write this and confuse you more someone
> could of watched the video which is avalible at www.umbaonline.org.

Hmm...  Maybe Peggy is going to get a DVD player for Christmas after
all. :-)  Numerous computers notwithstanding, this is a pretty
lo-tech, trailing-edge household.

Tnx,
- Mike

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