Nov 1, 2011
Octopus Cup
At least partly because this is 3D Printing, and I seem to recall ages ago mentioning that coil-pots are basically a 3D-Printing process… that whole history repeating thing. The quality of this is amazing. And you can do it too.
This is another example of just how fast technology is moving. The last examples of 3D printed pottery I posted here were these
About 2.5 years ago.
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
Shelley Noble
2.5 years? Ancient history!
You know, Genomicon, in 1.7 years from today they will be able to print our houses!
http://www.3dprinter.net/man-who-prints-houses
Nov 1st, 2011
roid
Takes a lot of the intuition and/or trial & error outof ceramic design. Now the computer will be able to do a quick analysis to test if the design is strong enough before you even make it.
No more little pieces cracking off pottery sculptures during or after firing, coz they were just a little too unsupported, or too thin, or explode in the kiln coz it was too thick, etcetc.
Nov 2nd, 2011