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GREAT Machine! One of the issues I see is that the projects move and sag or lean while under construction. Have you thought about using a product that can be hardened using UV rays? A fast curing product may allow you to speed up the production process also. Of course you would have to use uv proof syringes but it would give you greater control over your product. You could have that UV LED triggered by the computer program so you don't have it hardening before you wanted it to be. just a thought that you probably already had.
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Idea: Silicone Pastry Molds
You could use a household aluminium foil wrapped completly over the Silicon. No odours should be exchanged between the silicon and the food - I think so. g --Sebausat 06:32, 27 June 2007 (EDT)
Idea: fluid metal deposition
i think the title sort of speaks for itself. somehow, not too sure, get the "syringe" mechanism to instead lay down a bead of metal, with extreme precision. some kind of heated needle and containment/feed apparatus. --Sjwatt 08:52, 20 August 2007 (EDT)
Idea: UV epoxy deposition...
I've been following this project for quite some time, popping in and out every so often to see the evolution...
I was just reading up on using UV lasers to cure a UV-cured epoxy bath, layer by layer. That seems inefficient to me, so, here's my thinking:
Use a UV-curable epoxy in an opaque inkjet cartridge. Cartridge is filled by a hose from a larger reservoir, so you don't need to refill every 5 minutes. The main chamber of the fabber can be illuminated with UV LEDs that are strong enough to cure the epoxy as it's laid down.
I figure that this would make use of the existing infrastructure (rigging UV LEDs would be peanuts to set up) as opposed to building a sealed tub for a UV epoxy bath. And there's no need for a lowering platform, since the print head already has sufficient degrees of freedom.
Anyone working with one of these units want to explore this further, or should I file a patent first? :D
On a somewhat related note: Have the issues with precision movement of the print head been worked out?
Idea: Why Not Try The Candy Makers Trick
Candy Makers use corn starch molds to support their candy while in hot liquid form. Another advantage is that it is cheap. If you covered your silicone in it your muffins would most likely be edible, and if you covered your frosting in it your sphere would have not been blue afterwards.
Just a suggestion
