Intro to lasers, 3D printing and 3D CNC routing.
Today we looked at 3D printing and CNC routers as well as the computer labs, printing stations and the wood shop.   The print process and wood shop are state of the art, but not anything unfamiliar to those who have worked in print shops or wood shops.     Here are videos of the overview and demonstrations provided on the digital prototyping and cutting machines.    Some of these 3D printers use a process called sintering, which in my opinion is far superior to extrusion building.   3D printing breaks down into two categories, sintering and extrusion.  Extrusion is much like a pastry bag that deposits material in a layering effect to "build" forms.  Sintering uses lasers, light, or heat the melt materials into forms layer by layer by layer or uses a glue like substance to adhere layers as it builds upwards.  One of the great benefits to this is the lack of need for "supports" to be printed and later removed from the final object.     Mor...

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