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3D Printer for Hull

Very nice.
I was talking to a guy the other day. They make moulds for boats.
Their largest CNC is 38 metres long. I often hear it running over the weekend when I walk past with my dog.
:)

Jim
 
silver2row said:
That 3d printer is out of this world. Nice. Like a concrete printer but HDPE!
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Here is the link of the whole process.
www.youtube.com

3D printing boats

We started this channel to take you on the journey of how we are developing unbreakable 3D Printed boats.
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
I can already imagine container ships being built using the same process with High-Density Polyethylene ..or other material. Would that be feasible?
It is needed to study the FEM with static and dynamic stress.
 
So, Polyethylene is not labeled as Nylon? Okay. Now, I know. I thought those people making the watercraft using Nylon for some reason. PE/Polyethylene is used in bags that are very lightweight.

I wonder why they have not used Nylon (PA) instead. It would be neat to understand it. I mean to say, it would be neat to understand their rationale for PE over PA. Most plastics can be a boat but whatever they found to be evident in PE is now a boat over PA as a boat.

Still neat I say. Especially their industrial 3D Printer contraption. That is what rules to me.
 
silver2row said:
I wonder why they have not used Nylon (PA) instead. It would be neat to understand it. I mean to say, it would be neat to understand their rationale for PE over PA. Most plastics can be a boat but whatever they found to be evident in PE is now a boat over PA as a boat.
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Interesting question.

Nylon: Density 1.12-1.15 g/cm3, Melting Point:190 to 220 Celsius, Strength 50 to 1050 MPa???. Cost Moderate Hight
High Density Polyethylene: Density: 0.90-0.91 g/cm3, Melting Point:130 to 171 Celsius, Strength: 20-38 Mpa. Cost Low.
We need know why the Nylon Strength is so erratic, some sources said 8.27 Mpa.
 
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