3D printer creates ice sculptures -- just add water
By Sean Hollister 
posted May 3rd 2010 8:32AM
posted May 3rd 2010 8:32AM
posted May 3rd 2010 8:32AM
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I think that's the first time I saw some real output from a 3d printer!
Pretty cool!
@who said what
I dare you to lick it.
@credo
That's what she said.
@who said what
"just add water" and the $5,000 to pay for the thing
@glennS
That's what you wish she said.
@who said what here's the reaction! http://j.mp/3d-ice-printer
not bad, but ice sculptures need to be crystal clear and sexy for me to take notice.
@BrianH
Except for the areola and nipples.
Next project: an igloo.
After that, another ice hotel in... Iceland (Or was that Finland)?
Finally, a kingdom of ice for penguins.
@onlymyrailgun That's Norway, you douche
@Kgg
No its Sweden. Dont be a smartass when you dont know the facts.
http://icehotel.com/
@onlymyrailgun
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.
@Kgg
Hi, I'm Kgg, I enjoy shouting at people for being wrong whilst being wrong myself and long walks on the beach.
@Shokz Like it really matters. It's one of those Discovery Channel countries. Whatever. Who cares? ;-)
This is handy for all those Eskimo industrial design studios..
It'd be a good beer glass.
@Stevenk
Best Beer Mug Ever
-while frozen
@Stevenk: Better yet, make the glass out of beer too.
Next, Star Trek replicator...
if it can print a swan and costs less than $30,000.00 I'd get one and start a wedding planner business. if I charged $5,000 a swan it'd pay for itself in less than 6 mo.
Great for testing out designs without using (much) materials.
Only the french... Quebec* french, that is.
Meltable prototypes: The ultimate leak protection.
~Gray Powell
Can it create said "porn image"?
This is AWESOME.
@Eli Haj
I know! Where do i put all the dead hookers now?
This is pretty awesome.
v.2.0 - Icecreammaker, be afraid B&J, be very afraid :D
This would be great for bars. Here's your beer in a frosty clean mug, made just for you. You must drink you entire beer before the mug melts. Now if they could solved the problem of wiping up the mess from all the melting mugs...
Will this ever become mainstream? lol
@Mark S haha ya where an i going to put my dead hookers. shit!
This doesn't seem silly to me at all. Once you have your ice model, you can make a cast of it in a cold environment, and then make a new model out of a different material.
It would be interesting to swap out water for wax for the 3d printing so it could maintain its shape at room temperature, but could then be recycled back into the printer.
But the idea of a medium that just melts and freezes vs. permanently curing is nice. Just need to control the temperatures closely for this to work.
I can see this generating plenty of traffic in bars that specialize in vodka. Freshly-printed ice shotglasses would make it easier to charge a bit more of a premium, methinks
hey....i go to mcgill....hey, i'm an architect....man engadget is quick
What...no video? BS
You make them into ice sculptures?
@Eli Haj Could you imagine eating food off of something you could just place in the sink and it would take care of itself? 100% biodegradable and requires no cleaning agents. Not to mention it's 100% reusable... Sigh We are so close... Now just get this to a point to where it doesn't feel cold.