Three dimensional printing from two dimensional printing devices
First Claim
1. ) A method for creating a product by stacking thin layers of substantially uniform lamenting substrate (similar in nature to sheets of paper), after processing such that some portions of the material (the negative) will dissolve or weaken sufficiently to be easily removed and other portions, those treated with a chemical hardener or hardener precursor, will remain to adhere to other treated layers of substrate immediately above and below the current layer (the positive), if they exist, after subsequently exposing the resultant brick to the appropriate solvent and/or agitation to remove the untreated portions of the brick results in the product.
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Abstract
A method of rapid prototyping a physical three-dimensional Product that can be preformed on readily available commercial 2D printing devices and paper handling equipment is presented. The method consists of using a 2D printing process to obtain a stack of sheets, each sheet printed with successive cross sectional areas of the desired product with ink (Hardener) that causes the sheet to become resistant to subsequent weakening and removal after the creation of the Brick. The Brick, containing both the positive (printed areas) and negative (unprinted areas), is then subjected to an agent(s) that weakens and removes the unwanted negative regions leaving only the desired Product.
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- 1. ) A method for creating a product by stacking thin layers of substantially uniform lamenting substrate (similar in nature to sheets of paper), after processing such that some portions of the material (the negative) will dissolve or weaken sufficiently to be easily removed and other portions, those treated with a chemical hardener or hardener precursor, will remain to adhere to other treated layers of substrate immediately above and below the current layer (the positive), if they exist, after subsequently exposing the resultant brick to the appropriate solvent and/or agitation to remove the untreated portions of the brick results in the product.
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