[SGVHAK] 3-D print a magnifying glass?

Matthew Campbell dvdmatt at gmail.com
Tue Nov 19 07:32:06 PST 2013


Impossible as you used the "Q" word. (Quality).  I have used plastic
glasses and some expensive ones are OK but you need a very optically
consistent material and you can't get that from a printer.

Prove me wrong ;)

Matt
 On Nov 18, 2013 1:15 PM, "juanslayton @dslextreme.com" <
juanslayton at dslextreme.com> wrote:

> Or a Fresnel?
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 12:49 PM, John Kreznar <jek at ininx.com> wrote:
>
>> Can a 3-D printer print a quality magnifying glass?  Would it be made of
>> clear plastic, or could it actually be glass?  Would one face be planar
>> (for stability during printing) and the other convex?  Maybe two such
>> parts cemented together on their planar faces?
>>
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>> OpenPGP key: http://ininx.com
>>  John E. Kreznar jek at ininx.com 9F1148454619A5F08550 705961A47CC541AFEF13
>>
>>
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