Precise color printing on 3D printed pieces using hydro graphics with computer fluid simulation.
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Very cool mitch. I’ve wanted to play with this stuff forever now, just havent had a use large enough to figure it out.
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I thought about buying just a basic hydrographic kit to try out at the space, especially getting cool patterns on my keyboard cases, without having to use vinyl.
I would love to be able to produce accurate, detailed globes of planetary bodies. I’d like to produce a set of the entire solar system.
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How big are the globe’s your thinking about? An egg-bit type device seems like it could do that.
I’d prefer something closer to a foot in diameter. A meter would be luxurious! Of course, a meter-sized globe would need to be in a decorative holder. I suppose a smaller globe could be magnetically-suspended.
Anyway, I was hoping for something in the 9-to-12-inch range.
Seems like an egg bot style device could work for a 12" diameter globe. With the laser cutter it shouldn’t be too hard to put together.
I don’t know enough about the type of work the egg bots put out to say. I would like something that looks professionally made.
Well they are basically just a polar coordinate cnc machine, so the quality is dependent upon assembly and the source artwork.
I once saw an amazing death star ornament produced with one.