RGClark
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3-D-printed car could hit streets next year.
Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY 4:48 p.m. EST November 12, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/11/10/3d-printed-car-local-motors-swim/75530830/
Several companies have come out with what they call "3D-printed" cars, but none have 3d-printed the most important part, the engine.
This would be difficult to do with an internal combustion engine, with its high temperatures, multiple moving parts, and high tolerances.
But it shouldn't be too difficult with an electric engine. In fact considering there are now miniature 3D-printers on the market for the home, an amateur could be the first to produce an entire, scale-size, 3d-printed car.
And then it could be scaled up to produce a full-size working fully 3d-printed automobile.
This would revolutionize the industry.
Bob Clark
Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY 4:48 p.m. EST November 12, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/11/10/3d-printed-car-local-motors-swim/75530830/
Several companies have come out with what they call "3D-printed" cars, but none have 3d-printed the most important part, the engine.
This would be difficult to do with an internal combustion engine, with its high temperatures, multiple moving parts, and high tolerances.
But it shouldn't be too difficult with an electric engine. In fact considering there are now miniature 3D-printers on the market for the home, an amateur could be the first to produce an entire, scale-size, 3d-printed car.
And then it could be scaled up to produce a full-size working fully 3d-printed automobile.
This would revolutionize the industry.
Bob Clark