[chbot] Large 3D printing

[Charles Manning]

On Monday 20 January 2014 19:46:30 Nathan Kennedy wrote:
> Interesting concept. I'm just wondering how well it would perform in a 6.3
> / 7.1?

As is normal with these sorts of press releases, they over hype the potential 
and downplay the issues.

As it is now, it can only "print" the non-load-bearing walls. You need vastly 
different concrete (+steel etc) to make something that would stand up to a 
wind, let alone an earthquake.

While it is an interesting idea, it will have to progress a lot more before it 
can compete with existing technologies such as tilt-slab (which does not need 
any fancy machinery).

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> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Richard Jones
> <richard.jones.1952 at gmail.com
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> > wrote:
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> > This video proposes a house build in 24 hours using a massive 3D printer
> > for concrete plus pick and place :
> >
> >
> > http://www.businessinsider.com.au/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-201
> >4-1
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