A guy was in the shop recently talking with me about a project I am working on, giving me some advice on controls/drives etc and asked a question about the parts. I showed him some parts and he asked how I made a model, or how I made something from the parts. I said I painstakingly inspect them and make a 3D model.
He asked why I didn’t buy a laser scanner and scan the parts?
I’m an ignorant dinosaur, that’s why.
Anyone do this or have this done? The parts are not high tolerance by any means, and will need finish work regardless. But he seemed to think a cheap laser scanner would work OK, maybe with a little tweaking.
What I could find online was not encouraging. A “cheap” laser scanner runs $1500, with a high quality one pushing $50k.
He asked why I didn’t buy a laser scanner and scan the parts?
I’m an ignorant dinosaur, that’s why.
Anyone do this or have this done? The parts are not high tolerance by any means, and will need finish work regardless. But he seemed to think a cheap laser scanner would work OK, maybe with a little tweaking.
What I could find online was not encouraging. A “cheap” laser scanner runs $1500, with a high quality one pushing $50k.