Comments on: 3D Printed Record

By: NatImg

NatImg — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:54:04 +0000

Your site rocks! I just thought of 3D printed vinyl, you always have the good stuff covered. :D

By: PlayRecords

PlayRecords — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:22:41 +0000

So wanted the record to be real I almost told my GF. Vinyl that Also plays in your computer though? Haha.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:32:06 +0000

Well like I said… fast forward 30 years and we will have this. :)

By: Shea

Shea — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:27 +0000

The fisher price record is a cool idea though, that one is real. Those record players are really just a set of music box tines mounted into a “needle cartridge” at the end of the arm, that’s totally feasible with a makerbot.

By: Shea

Shea — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:56:55 +0000

This is a joke guys. The output of a makerbot is nowhere near the resolution required to make legible audio. I was tipped off as soon I hear Rick Astley kick in. Also, look at that record it’s so wobbly you’d definately hear some warble in the playback, yet there isn’t any.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:28 +0000

Thanks for the tip on Overclocked… I’m going to check it out. Yes for sure this is primitive times compared to what is to be. It’s amazing the concepts are moving from fantasy to living room. It’s easy to image these units working with lots of other materials at the same time to create who knows what.

By: Jason Duerr

Jason Duerr — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:20:45 +0000

For anyone that is not familiar with this technology… it’s often referred to as an ‘SLA Model’. The plastic is good enough for prototyping, fitting, etc, but is actually very brittle. Something like a record will probably wear out rather quickly. I imagine we will discover additives and better materials in the future that will make this a viable item to make and sell yourself. I believe Pirate Bay wants to get into this business… downloadable 3d models. Author Cory Doctorow has some excellent examples of how 3d printing might effect our lives in the future (short story collection Overclocked, highly recommend). Anyway, did I have a point? oh yes, here it is, Cool, nice post!