Re: Small-scale accurate scanner

From: Charles Overy <cwho_at_lgm3d.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 16:07:44 -0600

Bathsheba,

I think people on the list know your work and like me are thinking how the
heck are you going to scan that shape ! All the amazing geometric detail
etc. Perhaps what you need to scan are not your most complex parts?

I have done some scanning of small items with a David scanner (which HP
just bought). One was a piece of gold jewelry that was about 50 mm on a
side. I can't speak to the absolute accuracy but the trick was to spray it
with white spray. Welder developer works fine. It washes off the metal.
The David scanner is not fast and is more than your $1k budget though.

I wonder if anyone on the list has tried photogrammetry for small objects?
There is an article on it here.
https://dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/photogrammetry-with-a-macro-lens/

If you have a high quality digital SLR camera you could try a demo of
photomodeler, photoscan or the like. This will only work if the object you
want to scan have surface texture. The point here is that if you already
own a high quality camera, you get to leverage that instead of rebuying
optics.

Charles

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Bathsheba <b_at_bathsheba.com> wrote:

> On 10/3/2016 11:13 PM, Charles Overy wrote:
>
>> There is an endodontist near here with a dental scanner who said he
>> would do a scan of a shell for $150 cash if I left it with him. I
>> never took him up on it as the client lost interest but perhaps you can
>> ask next time you are in for a root canal. Not sure if it would  work
>> on a casting but would probably work on some parts.
>>
>
> I know, my dentist has way better kit than I do! But I'm really looking
> for an in-house solution -- sculpture pricing is so sensitive that any
> per-piece cost is too much.
>
> -Bathsheba
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