Re: RP & Investment Casting

From: Bathsheba Grossman (sheba@protoshape.com)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 09:08:24 EEST


On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 ElZippy@aol.com wrote:
> I'm looking for an RP system that will give me the best combination of speed
> and accuracy for producing models for investment casting. Rapid
> Manufacturing so to speak. The accuracy of the Sanders RTM and the speed of
> the DTM/3D Vanguard?

Get a Thermojet and forget about undercuts...go into suspended
animation until Objet develops a castable material...or until the
industry notices that a lot of people want to do direct investment
casting...of course, you could wind up sleeping for quite a while.

HTH,

-Sheba
Bathsheba Grossman (831) 429-8224
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