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Gary Gibbs · 11-03-03, 10:14 PM

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Not being an expert, but when has that ever stopped me before...Maybe it's two and the intersection of the beams is where the fracture takes place. I remember doing a job at NASA once and they had this really cool machine that made mock-ups of various parts.

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This is known as stereo lithography. It is a polymer that is cured when heated by a laser. It is good for making cheap 3-D mockups, etc. The tolerance is only about .003 inches.

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Gary Gibbs CCX33911 10 tenths Join Date: Dec 2001 GT40: Virginia Posts: 1,222 Rep Power: 19	Re: GT40 Crystal [ QUOTE ] Not being an expert, but when has that ever stopped me before...Maybe it's two and the intersection of the beams is where the fracture takes place. I remember doing a job at NASA once and they had this really cool machine that made mock-ups of various parts. [/ QUOTE ] This is known as stereo lithography. It is a polymer that is cured when heated by a laser. It is good for making cheap 3-D mockups, etc. The tolerance is only about .003 inches.