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Working Bike Printed from Computer

The Brits have refined a printing process which can produce a functioning bicycle. A link to the Article - complete with standard disembodied hand picture.


sloaps
2011-03-28 01:35:53

cool! if you can print a kidney, you can print a bicycle apparently.


rachel_ding
2011-03-28 03:44:01

the coolest part is that it wasn't assembled. the bearings and axles were printed inside the hubs!


cburch
2011-03-28 14:15:21

I REALLY want a rapid prototyping machine.


ndromb
2011-03-28 14:16:05

Hipster-dork-chic? Brakeless, bizarre geometry, and all white.


Nick would print one that is 6' tall.


dwillen
2011-03-28 14:36:24

Print me a ham sandwich!


nick
2011-03-28 14:52:59

Interesting technical exercise, but I've seen all plastic bikes before, er, trikes. Granted they weren't printed out of a rapid prototyper, but they seemed to be very popular.



edmonds59
2011-03-28 15:02:11

that crank & axle aren't plastic!


noah-mustion
2011-03-28 15:44:42

@edmonds: That's a pretty sweet recumbent delta FWD fixed-gear lowracer trike.


reddan
2011-03-28 17:01:18