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A Real 3D-Printed Concrete Castle

posted by LaminatorX on Monday September 01 2014, @12:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the tiny-castles-movement dept.

tonyPick writes:

Spotted over at 3ders.org

In Minnesota, contractor Andrey Rudenko is currently working on a project of gargantuan proportions that seems to be stretching and exploring the limits of 3D printing technology. Using a printer that was substantially modified and expanded, he has printed a concrete castle in his own backyard. And at 3 by 5 meters, this concrete structure is the world's first 3D printed concrete castle, and one of the largest objects that has, up till now, ever printed with 3D printing technology.

Also 3dprint has more details on the capabilities of the printer and some additional information from Andrey.

Go to Andrey's homepage for more pictures of the castle construction, news links and printer details.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Monday September 01 2014, @03:37PM

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Monday September 01 2014, @03:37PM (#88109)

    My father 3D printed extensive cattle-sheds using concrete about 20 years ago. He also 3D printed a pier with concrete, but it was not as large as the cattle-shed.

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