Re[1]: Scanner/Digitizer

Terry,

Think my cat would stand still for a plaster cast? ;>) I KNOW he
wouldn't like the digitizer!

Alan KM6VV


"Terry L. Ridder" wrote:

>
> hello;
>
> the cheapest "3d" digitizer i have ever seen
> is the one my daughter uses.
>
> 1. make clay model.
> 2. make plaster cast of clay model.
> 3. melt nearly opaque colored wax and
> pour into plaster cast.
> 4. now using a home-made hot wire slicer
> slice the wax into thin cross-sections.
> either lengthwise or widthwise.
> (looks like a bread slicer)
> 5. make second wax casting.
> 6. slice this one the other direction.
> 7. scan the lengthwise cross-sections into
> computer.
> 8. scan widthwise cross-sections into the computer.
> 9. align the cross-sections using a cad program.
>
> reminds me of a low-tech "cat" scan.
> takes awhile to do, but the results are impressive.
> she is able to get detail that i am not sure any
> mechanical digitizer would be able to get.
> she can make a plaster cast of a living object.
>
> works rather well.
>
> On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
>
> alan>
> alan>
> alan> See http://www.positiveflow.com/maxacc.htm,
> alan> Dearmond Tool. Digitizer fits into MaxNC spindle.
> alan> Don't know size... yet.
> alan>
> alan> Alan KM6VV
> alan>
>
> --
> Terry