Who is going to be the first to 3D print a hull?

[TOBY]

No we thought about having the bottom scanned and done here then it's prim sand buff and mold time if u won't to change take plug glue more wood on and ready to cut.

 

[Dalton]

The most time consuming part was waiting for applications of contact cement to dry before pressing pieces together. They aren't designed to interlock but they were pretty easy to align. The contact cement gives you a second after you press them together to adjust slightly. I could see if your printer isn't the best or optimally configured it might be difficult. The mating surfaces have to be extremely accurate. Resin applied with a roller is all that's needed to smooth the surface. The lines inherent in 3D prints disappear.

Toby, MDF is definitely a great choice if you have access to a capable machine. For us that would have required outsourcing the cutting work or a huge investment in money and space to build and store our own machine. CNC milling is a great fabrication process but 3D printing has a lot of value and versatility in our opinion.

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

so the technology may not quite be there for printing a hull yet, but who knows what technology will change in the next 5 years. This video certainly shows the first exciting steps toward printing carbon fiber.

 

[j0hnny]

if they can 3d print a gun. assemble it load it and fire it i feel like a hull is a simple task lol

 

[Sasquachcrap]

They don't print the barrel. And the ones that have printed the barrels only shoot very low power loads once or twice and then the barrel is done.