See also the Amsterdam Kamermaker, although that one is traditional abs deposition.
@Fred_Deven In the video they show plans to build entire apartments with this tech. They use pre-made window frams, doors and beams for each floor.
funny
@Jasper_Janssen The Kamermaker looks interesting. ‘Kamer’ in dutch translates to ‘room’. They plan to print a room at a time.
Very nice.
@Michael_Cooney yeah, i guess once the printer is set up, you might as well do the entire project however I would use this machine to print the foundation and half the wall (4’). From there I would use conventional framing techniques in metal. This is Awesome! Thanx for sharing.
OK, @Josh_Hyman , I’ll take you up on it. I have low to poor level experience in home fix-up stuff, but I am strong in IT and could help with cordinating data and computational horsepower. In my opinion, construction of the actual builder machine would be a low level challenge for this crowd. My concern is about the “concrete and bracing for it” (my best description with my low level of home fix-up). My gut sense says that I think I’ve seen “rebar”(sp?) used in concrete construction even for vertical walls. My assumption is that the strenght of this “rebar”(sp?) is somehow important for allowing layers of concrete – whether floor or wall – to stay together.
Questions: Is my understanding correct? And if so, what might be the solution? (eg. Is it just “use rebar”?)
Print vertical shafts, drop rebar into them, then flood-fill the shaft with concrete.
@Michael_Cooney actually, the name is a slight misnomer. It’s got an (IIRC) 2 meter cubed build volume, and so far the largest they’ve printed is about 50x50x30 centimeters (a roundish window frame).
The plan is to start with a complete frontage and then expand to behind with actual rooms. And most of the purpose will have been to generate free publicity for dus architects. Which certainly succeeded — they were even on DWDD (think Conan).
Nice! Let’s see how this idea comes on. 3D printers really advancing.
@Vik_Olliver , Wow… that’s cool! It is “use rebar”! What diameter are we talking about for these vertical shafts? Is it like 6 cm, drop a bar in, then flood fill it? The bars would each be tilting in a 6 cm hole, but I’m not sure if that is a problem or not. Also, I’ve seen rebar criss-crossed to d basement floors before they flood fill it with concrete. Do walls need a similar criss-crossing?