If you go to London...checkout our Egg!!!

[pinstriper]

part of the Great Egg Hunt in london....there are 200 dotted aroung town...ours is in Berkeley Square

'Fuego Huevo' metalflaked by the Paintbox, Flamed by Prosign, commisioned by Bull Design

 

[Clem]

8) eggsellent

 

[Monster966]

Cool I've done one too, designed by 4466 architects

Made on one of my SLS machines, took an age to sort the data, but came out really good :mrgreen:

 

[Wannabay]

i will as i park my (air cooled) m/bike in Berkeley Sq on my way to work round the corner in Grosvenor St

is the Hugo Boss store on Regent St?

 

[Monster966]

Sloane Square apparently, unfortunately I didn't get to take it down there. I suppose we shouldn't say where they are really, it being an egg hunt :lol:

 

[justcruzin]

i will as i park my (air cooled) m/bike in Berkeley Sq on my way to work round the corner in Grosvenor St

is the Hugo Boss store on Regent St?

Nice bike. I just sold a CB550 on Sunday.


Sorry, back on topic.

Those eggs are so cool. Is this something the do for Easter?

 

[pinstriper]

Cool I've done one too, designed by 4466 architects

thats really cool., is that a rapid pro-typing thingy?

Wannabay if you get a pic with your bike post it up

 

[Monster966]

It is indeed, wanna play :mrgreen:

 

[pinstriper]

It is indeed, wanna play
It is indeed, wanna play :mrgreen:


yes please...in theory could you send a CAD of a bay window and create one in plastic..full size?

 

[Harlequin]

[Those eggs are so cool. Is this something the do for Easter?

http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/24413532-faberge-easter-egg-hunt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[matt-me]

Both these eggs are really cool.

Monster explain more about how an SLS machine works? Or is is too complicated?

 

[Monster966]

yes please...in theory could you send a CAD of a bay window and create one in plastic..full size?

In theory yes, but it would be in shed loads of pieces as the machine is just a bit too small. 700x380x580mm, great for making scale models, or small parts :mrgreen:

Basically you take a CAD model & slice it into thin (0.12mm in this case) layers. The SLS (selective laser sintering) machine uses powdered nylon, the grains are about 0.05mm. The machine runs at 180 C which is about 2 degrees below the melt temp of the material, it lays some powder & then a laser draws out one of the slices tipping the temp over the melt point where it draws & solidifying the powder, lay some more powder & draw the next layer ad infinitum. At the end you let it cool down & pull the parts out, blast the unsintered powder off & bobs your proverbial.

It's not the only layer building process, but it's the most fun as it's self supporting so you can build ships in bottles inside something else or stuff like chain mail.

I also have a bunch of SLA machines which build in a type of epxoy resin which is more accurate & easier to finish & then you can take moulds from the parts & replicate all sorts of things :mrgreen:

At the moment I'm doing show lamps for Porsche & Nissan, some full size aircraft interior modules, a bunch of medical devices etc.

Sounds like fun, but most of the time it's just stress, same as every other business, clients want it now & for less than it costs to make. For my sins I'm one of the owners.

Have a look at our website http://www.oglemodels.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[mattd1984]

I can only dream of being clever enough to understand all of this :?

 

[sparkywig]

I can only dream of bring clever enough to understand all of this :?

I just nod interestingly and pretend I know what's going on.....

 

[Monster966]

So do I :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Wannabay]

took a few pics of the eggs in Berkeley Sq recently, spot the interloper

and one with my bike and the egg in it; am i right in thnking that the building behind is the infamous Annabel's nightclub?

 

[Trikky2]

At the moment I'm doing show lamps for Porsche & Nissan, some full size aircraft interior modules, a bunch of medical devices etc.

Sounds like fun, but most of the time it's just stress, same as every other business, clients want it now & for less than it costs to make. For my sins I'm one of the owners.

Have a look at our website http://www.oglemodels.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Had a look at the website. Fascinating machines. Watched them working on TV and on Utube. I find it intriguing that it can manufacture moving parts in one go, for instance a hinge without requiring assembly of the parts after manufacture, the tolerances are impressive.

How strong is the plastic of the finished product? Is it brittle like hard plastic, bendy like tupperware or really tough like Nylon gearwheels?

I assume it would be possible to use laser scanned data to replicate an existing item as well?

With a toy like that it must be hard to resist doing some stuff for yourself :lol:

 

[Monster966]

Trikky2

Yeah it can do all sorts. The material is nylon, so you can chuck it around the room. Reverse engineering is used a fair amount using laser scanning or just good old fashioned measure it & then get all modern & CAD it up. Resistance has got nothing to do with it I've had stuff on bikes & cars for years :mrgreen:

Back on topic, some of the other eggs are pretty cool, my sister works in town & keeps sending me pictures. I'll try post some of them up.