You could fit many pieces into one styrofoam board meaning that you are not limited with pouring just one component at time and it would be extreamly fast.

I can imagine that you would be done in three to five days and then you can make more with your molds.

It looks like the same method can be applied to the P_Ball.

Just thoughts.

The largest size we can print is limited to our printer size, which is 8″X10″X8″. Since the parts can be made relatively thin, 1/8″ is the thinnest we like to use for structural parts, we can pack several in one print job. The Seat Slug took about 3 months to make, but that process started with 2 printers and was being assembled part-time for one of those months. Once we got 3 printers and and more time, the process went much faster. Since this is the first time we ever tried something like this, there was also much trial and error, learning about assembly methods, workflow and post processing.

The finishes we can achieve are diverse. The parts can have a clean matte finish. The can also be glossy. They are also strong enough to be sand blasted, which gives them a beautiful surface quality. This is the natural color of the material, but we are also able to pigment the parts, and even make the glow in the dark. I should also mention that the bench is translucent!

We plan to post better images on Emerging Objects soon.

Of course it does not make sense to print out bricks or anything else that can be mass produced using forms.

But anything that has complex, non repeating structure is a good candidate for this process.

The Seat Slug is a greate example of this. Every component in the assembly has a unique dimension.

When you think about it that something this big is printed out then it feels kind of unbelivable.

But I like to see more pictures of the objects. Especially close-ups to evaluate the surface finishing.

Also the dimensions would be interesting. What is the biggest component that you can print out? What would be the thinnest that you can print out without loosing structural strenght?

The website http://www.emergingobjects.com contains more pictures but the resolution is not enough.

I’m also wondering that how much time did it take to print it out.

Come on MAKE! Why did you not ask the IMPORTANT questions?

This humanitarian story is interesting but I believe, I at least hope, that people here like to hear more technical details.