>>2387
As I demonstrated in post 2135 starting this thread It is simple for anyone to access 3d printing services.
All of us have access to 3d printers. We can even access the most advanced ones out there with little trouble. I do not have one on my desk because the cost of one that can actually make useful shit is tremendously high relative to the value of the parts it can produce.
In particular I have said I will buy a 3d printer as soon as the machine can produce something that is cheaper to print than to buy… and something I need a lot of as opposed to 1 of. So far I have found a single thing. Electric fence insulators. That is the only thing I would need that could be 3d printed cheaper than I can buy.
They are of poor design. Obviously designed to fail regularly. They are needed in volume as I have about 1/4 mile of fence to maintain and they are relatively expensive as they cost like 50c each and break every few days.
I would buy a printer that could make a suitable substitute… but what specs do I need to make this Sonoluminescent water heater? Will I be making this out of shitty plastic like I would make electric fence insulators or would I need to be using a far more advanced system that uses lasers to melt metal powder into specific shapes?
I am here to make this happen. I have the technology (as the 6 million dollar man would say). At the very least I have access to the technology.
That said… will I sell my car and mortgage my house simply to buy some super expensive printer to chase white rabbits on the internet? Well, Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence…
Lets get some info about what is really needed for this 3d printer to successfully print this plan. Metal or plastic is a huge starting point. WHAT METAL. Are we talking low grade shitty metal or are we talking titanium that needs to pass FAA regulations for 3d printed parts for aircraft? There is a fucking huge difference.
What sort of temps can we expect. You mention boiling water. So it has to be able to stand 101deg c at a minimum. My guess is it has to be able to handle a lot more than that.
How about a pressure vessel. Is this an unpressurized system or does it require a pressurized system? Pressurized super-heated water is a WHOLE DIFFERENT BEAST as far as safety and materials as is unpressurized systems.
I have designed and built both systems from off the shelf components and found pressurized systems require far more planning and higher quality materials.
So, going forward lets get some ideas on materials, pressures, power requirements, temperatures that may be encountered. Overall size of this thing. Are we talking a desktop device? A micro-scale device? or are we talking something size of a school bus?
Without some specifics I really have nothing to work with going forward. :/