Just curious, how much additional error is introduced in each macrocreation iteration? Will it scale up at the same rate, or will we be seeing exponential increases?
nicholas.seward Wrote:
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> @terribleperson: The reuleaux triangle matches the
> usable area. For production I am putting a
> circular heating pad under the plate so a reuleaux
> triangle is a good way to fit a circle between 3
> shoulder mount points.
>
> The basalt will act very similar to glass. It
> just happened to be cheaper to obtain and water
> jet cut. It also doesn't need to be tempered
> after being water jet cut like glass would.
>
> @Buytaert: Your math is a bit off but
> understandably. When I say "3:4 Simpson" I mean
> the arm length vs shoulder mount separation is
> 3:4. The macrocreation factor for a 3:4 Simpson
> is 110%
>
> Let's say I stick with the 3:5 Simpson with a
> practical macrocreation factor of 50% (theoretical
> factor of 67%).
>
> Generation 0: 250mm (longest printable dimension)
> Generation 1: 375mm
> Generation 2: 562mm
> Generation 3: 843mm
> Generation 4: 1.27m
> Generation 5: 1.90m
> Generation 6: 2.85m
> Generation 7: 4.27m
> Generation 8: 6.41m
> Generation 9: 9.61m
> Generation 10: 14.42m
> Generation 11: 21.6m
> Generation 12: 32.4m
> Generation 13: 48.7m
> Generation 14: 73.0m
> Generation 15: 109.5m
> Generation 16: 164.2m
> Generation 17: 246m
> Generation 18: 369m
> Generation 19: 554m
> Generation 20: 831m
> Generation 21: 1.247km
>
> Let's say we dream about the 110% 3:4 machine a
> bit.
>
> Generation 0: 250mm
> Generation 1: 525mm
> Generation 2: 1.103m
> Generation 3: 2.32m
> Generation 4: 4.86m
> Generation 5: 10.21m
> Generation 6: 21.4m (House)
> Generation 7: 45.0m
> Generation 8: 94.6m (Football Field)
> Generation 9: 198.6m
> Generation 10: 417m
> Generation 11: 876m
> Generation 12: 1.839km
> Generation 13: 3.86km
> Generation 14: 8.11km
> Generation 15: 17.03km (Manhattan)
> Generation 16: 35.8km (Marathon)
> Generation 17: 75.1km
> Generation 18: 157.7km
> Generation 19: 331km (Width of Arkansas)
> Generation 20: 696km
> Generation 21: 1.461Mm
> Generation 22: 3.07Mm (Width of Australia)
> Generation 23: 6.44Mm
> Generation 24: 13.53Mm (Earth)
>
> When I said I wanted to promote the spread of 3D
> printing I didn't think about it literally taking
> over the world. (Where is Randall Monroe to make
> me some cute illustrations of Simpson taking over
> the world?)
nicholas.seward Wrote:
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> @terribleperson: The reuleaux triangle matches the
> usable area. For production I am putting a
> circular heating pad under the plate so a reuleaux
> triangle is a good way to fit a circle between 3
> shoulder mount points.
>
> The basalt will act very similar to glass. It
> just happened to be cheaper to obtain and water
> jet cut. It also doesn't need to be tempered
> after being water jet cut like glass would.
>
> @Buytaert: Your math is a bit off but
> understandably. When I say "3:4 Simpson" I mean
> the arm length vs shoulder mount separation is
> 3:4. The macrocreation factor for a 3:4 Simpson
> is 110%
>
> Let's say I stick with the 3:5 Simpson with a
> practical macrocreation factor of 50% (theoretical
> factor of 67%).
>
> Generation 0: 250mm (longest printable dimension)
> Generation 1: 375mm
> Generation 2: 562mm
> Generation 3: 843mm
> Generation 4: 1.27m
> Generation 5: 1.90m
> Generation 6: 2.85m
> Generation 7: 4.27m
> Generation 8: 6.41m
> Generation 9: 9.61m
> Generation 10: 14.42m
> Generation 11: 21.6m
> Generation 12: 32.4m
> Generation 13: 48.7m
> Generation 14: 73.0m
> Generation 15: 109.5m
> Generation 16: 164.2m
> Generation 17: 246m
> Generation 18: 369m
> Generation 19: 554m
> Generation 20: 831m
> Generation 21: 1.247km
>
> Let's say we dream about the 110% 3:4 machine a
> bit.
>
> Generation 0: 250mm
> Generation 1: 525mm
> Generation 2: 1.103m
> Generation 3: 2.32m
> Generation 4: 4.86m
> Generation 5: 10.21m
> Generation 6: 21.4m (House)
> Generation 7: 45.0m
> Generation 8: 94.6m (Football Field)
> Generation 9: 198.6m
> Generation 10: 417m
> Generation 11: 876m
> Generation 12: 1.839km
> Generation 13: 3.86km
> Generation 14: 8.11km
> Generation 15: 17.03km (Manhattan)
> Generation 16: 35.8km (Marathon)
> Generation 17: 75.1km
> Generation 18: 157.7km
> Generation 19: 331km (Width of Arkansas)
> Generation 20: 696km
> Generation 21: 1.461Mm
> Generation 22: 3.07Mm (Width of Australia)
> Generation 23: 6.44Mm
> Generation 24: 13.53Mm (Earth)
>
> When I said I wanted to promote the spread of 3D
> printing I didn't think about it literally taking
> over the world. (Where is Randall Monroe to make
> me some cute illustrations of Simpson taking over
> the world?)