If I had a machine......

From: Elaine Hunt (Clemson  University), Brock Hinzmann (SRI  International), Pierce Krouse (DTM  Corporation)
To: RP-ML
Date: Friday, September 8, 1995
Subject: If I had a machine......
If I had a rapid prototyping machine at home,  I would make.........
Elaine

Share by request....
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>Buttons and bows and things that glow
>Cups and plates and things that I break
>Custom containers and boxes for lovers
>Onionskin packages that peel back to uncover
>Hidden gadgets and pageants of glitter and flutter.
>
>Golf club covers and ball mark repair tools
>To give away to thoughtless fools
>Who lose such things as a normal rule
>Orthotic running shoe inserts, just for my feet
>or maybe new soles that are neater than neat.
>
>Levers and knobs that fall off of the car
>Fasteners in the garage that I now keep in a jar
>And anything else I can't find when I want it
>and can't remember the last place I bought it
>But can get on the Internet from someone who's got it.
>
>Just download that file from Tony or Elaine
>Of a sailboat or whistle or a puzzle-type game
>Listed on their personal Web site for free
>or maybe I might have to pay a small fee
>but a lot less trouble and searching for me.
>
>Everyone will be doing this before long
>And then mass production of things will be gone
>And the computer networks will really be busy
>Peope selling their files as intellectual properties
>to the Hallmarks, and Time-Warners, and even the Disneys.
>
>Brock Hinzmann
>(printed, with permission, from My Better Judgement)


From: pierce@dtm-corp.com (pierce)
>
>If I had a rapid prototyping machine at home,  I would make.........
>
Speaker cabinets, designed for my living and listening space. 
Knife handles.
Non-toxic toys for the kids (Sinterstation, of course).
Molds for scale modeling.
Something that I could sell to people.
Replacement parts for my vacuum cleaner.
Replacement knobs for my shower ($15 at the hardware store).
Any replacement parts for appliances that I can't have serviced.
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Pierce Krouse -- DTM Corp., Austin, TX (512)339-2922x320
pierce@dtm-corp.com     http://www.dtm-corp.com/~pierce/
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