Monday, February 14, 2011

Light pipes via transparency

Inverting some previous builds I've been embedding a transparent band within opaque parts, such as these Puzzle Sphere pieces. The transparent band can act as a light pipe. There's another picture here of the assembled puzzle.


Similarly I built a batch of various Marble puzzles with embedded clear bands.


Here's one piece on a light table, showing how the clear band transmits light.


When two pieces are assembled into a Marble, the clear band in one piece transmits light through the other.


Here's an unrelated part I happened to build at the same time. It's a purely mechanical part, but it also includes a transparent band because the SD300 was building it with the same materials as the Marbles. The color-change doesn't affect the strength of the part.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Scott, have you heard any information concerning the future of the consumable kits? Is someone going to continue to produce them?

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  2. Scott ElliottFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    My dealer has promised to continue providing supplies for the foreseeable future. Inventories are sufficiently good that there will probably be ample warning before a shortage develops.

    Honestly I don't really know if the supply chain could be threatened, but it makes sense to let my Solido vendor do my worrying for me. It would be unfortunate if I became too frightened and stingy to make proper use of my SD300. In the meantime I'll patiently watch for more details to emerge.

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