Members triviani Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Wake up in the morning and print yourself a les paul.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Apparently, they printed the body on this one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Apparently, they printed the body on this one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 You'd need a pretty sophisticated 3D printer to print out the electronics. Also, whatever bonding agent you were using for the body/neck/bridge would have to be pretty strong to handle the string tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 You'd need a pretty sophisticated 3D printer to print out the electronics. Also, whatever bonding agent you were using for the body/neck/bridge would have to be pretty strong to handle the string tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Come to think of it, you'd pretty much need the replicator from star trek to print out a functional guitar in full.The body and neck without frets would probably work alright, though, if you used the right materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Come to think of it, you'd pretty much need the replicator from star trek to print out a functional guitar in full.The body and neck without frets would probably work alright, though, if you used the right materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by triviani Apparently, they printed the body on this one.. That looks really cool. Almost like it was made out of wrought iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by triviani Apparently, they printed the body on this one.. That looks really cool. Almost like it was made out of wrought iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yap, I know there are parts that cannot be reproduced -yet- but still. Material seems to be pretty resistent, although on that model and others they used a real neck. It's amazing you could print, say the body and the neck, with any shape or design you would want to, and then just add GFS electronics and hardware. Would a neck be possible?Or we could finally arrive to The Future, and be able to print yourself a Mustang bass while making breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triviani Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yap, I know there are parts that cannot be reproduced -yet- but still. Material seems to be pretty resistent, although on that model and others they used a real neck. It's amazing you could print, say the body and the neck, with any shape or design you would want to, and then just add GFS electronics and hardware. Would a neck be possible?Or we could finally arrive to The Future, and be able to print yourself a Mustang bass while making breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Probably not now. As far as I know 3D printers are more for prototyping in these kinds of applications, or at least it would be very cost prohibitive to make a sturdy functioning guitar body that way. I doubt it won't be too long before printing materials get sophisticated enough that you could print out a guitar that way cost effectively, and then not much longer after that before it's cheaper to print out a guitar out of raw material than it is to chop down trees, cut and treat the wood, shape it, glue it together, etc.... Then everyone from the Gibson Nashville plant to the Squier Indonesia factory loses their job and we argue over the original hand shaped wood guitars vs. printed are better, and whether or not it's {censored}ed up that everyone lost their job to robots vs 'why don't those lazy {censored}ers just get a better job or work for 10 cents an hour to compete with machines?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Probably not now. As far as I know 3D printers are more for prototyping in these kinds of applications, or at least it would be very cost prohibitive to make a sturdy functioning guitar body that way. I doubt it won't be too long before printing materials get sophisticated enough that you could print out a guitar that way cost effectively, and then not much longer after that before it's cheaper to print out a guitar out of raw material than it is to chop down trees, cut and treat the wood, shape it, glue it together, etc.... Then everyone from the Gibson Nashville plant to the Squier Indonesia factory loses their job and we argue over the original hand shaped wood guitars vs. printed are better, and whether or not it's {censored}ed up that everyone lost their job to robots vs 'why don't those lazy {censored}ers just get a better job or work for 10 cents an hour to compete with machines?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 I know our engineering college is making some really cook stuff with this technology. I believe they've made robots, that can control other robots. They're even experimenting with edible food. Don't ask me how this is possible, but apparently it is. On the cusp of some really cool {censored} here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 I know our engineering college is making some really cook stuff with this technology. I believe they've made robots, that can control other robots. They're even experimenting with edible food. Don't ask me how this is possible, but apparently it is. On the cusp of some really cool {censored} here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 definitely possibile. i mean you probably woulnd't print out the pickups and strings and stuff. but the guitar itself would definitely be do-able. probably sound like {censored}. you can print a house these days, you can print guns, you can print pretty much anything with our existing technology. excited to see how far we can advance, soon we'll be printing new organs, no joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 definitely possibile. i mean you probably woulnd't print out the pickups and strings and stuff. but the guitar itself would definitely be do-able. probably sound like {censored}. you can print a house these days, you can print guns, you can print pretty much anything with our existing technology. excited to see how far we can advance, soon we'll be printing new organs, no joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 IM GONNA PRINT A BAR OF MOTHER{censored}ING GOLD AND TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER 3D PRINTER THAT ILL USE TO PRINT A HERD OF INSANE 3D GUARD CATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 IM GONNA PRINT A BAR OF MOTHER{censored}ING GOLD AND TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER 3D PRINTER THAT ILL USE TO PRINT A HERD OF INSANE 3D GUARD CATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm going to print out Marilyn Monroe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm going to print out Marilyn Monroe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 maybe with carbon nano tubes you could grow your guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 maybe with carbon nano tubes you could grow your guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by Dr.Picklebottom IM GONNA PRINT A BAR OF MOTHER{censored}ING GOLD AND TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER 3D PRINTER THAT ILL USE TO PRINT A HERD OF INSANE 3D GUARD CATS. YOU CAN'T PRINT GOLD RON PAUL WON'T ALLOW IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by Dr.Picklebottom IM GONNA PRINT A BAR OF MOTHER{censored}ING GOLD AND TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER 3D PRINTER THAT ILL USE TO PRINT A HERD OF INSANE 3D GUARD CATS. YOU CAN'T PRINT GOLD RON PAUL WON'T ALLOW IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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