Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leo asks: "Anyone on the lug doing 3d printing? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?_r=1&hp http://store.makerbot.com/cupcake-cnc.html Leo Wesson" - - - - - In a school woodworking class during the Jurassic era we were taught how to make elaborate bowls and other structures by cutting out layers of plywood or veneer and gluing them together in the proper sequence. When the glue dried the surface was sanded smooth to get rid of the little ridges. By gluing alternate rings of wood in walnut and maple you could make a bowl with zebra stripes. Fancy stuff. Not 3d printing but the concept is the same. Larry Z