Bob La Londe wrote:
Alright, I have been thinking about this for a while. Most of us simple can
not afford a laser scan and CNC setup to scan a part and then just tell the
machine to make one.

How about some type of stylus setup for duplicating a part? A stylus tied
in in parrallel with the cutting point on the a mill which allows you to
trace over a part will cutting a piece of stock? Does it exist? Is it
practical? Maybe just for rough pieces?




I'd much rather have a molecular storage scanner and reproduction
unit.... Set the part on the table. Scan it. Push the duplicate button
and the MSSR uses the various atomic structures in the air to produce
however many copies you want..

Of course this device is not yet in production BUT....


For a more practical item a stylus mounted on a pantograph with a few
digital encoders to provide input to a cad program might work. Sort of
like the 3D modeling that can be done using a stylus pad and CAD.

--
Steve W.


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