I would think it would make a nice birthday gift, if I could print out a 3d model that people can eat. I know this has been done in the labs so the technology is here, but I wonder if any commercial service offers it to the public?
Shapeways and I’ve checked a few others don’t offer it.
B-art
June 14, 2012, 11:52am
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I cam across a DIY online build plane for a 3D printer that uses sugar as build material.
http://www.printeresting.org/2009/06/18/diy-3d-sugar-printer/
B-art
van_ID
June 14, 2012, 6:20pm
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Try the Makerbot Frostruder.
which has links to:
Chocolate WonkaBot | 18-549 Embedded Systems Design
and
Sugar http://wiki.candyfab.org/
I remember a pasta extruder somewhere
All these sound promising, but do any offer a simple service where I upload my 3d model then they make it, and ship it?
Fab.com had a chocolate 3D printer for sale. Check out the link below.
As the world shifts to an increasingly paperless existence, the lowly computer printer catches fleeting glimpses of its glory days in the rear-view mirror. But thanks to recent advances, there's chocolate to be printed -- yes, printers are about to...
J
Lmo
June 17, 2012, 5:22pm
7
Let me know when you can send a file for this… .
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