A Student From Kerala Invented His Own 3D Printer Because He Wanted A Cheaper Alternative
However, Melvin George from Kannur in north Kerala has invented an innovative and inexpensive way of developing a 3D printer amid the pandemic. His invention is evoking widespread enthusiasm in the UAE.
3D printers have been gaining popularity around the world. However, the price of the invention has been an obstacle for people to buy it in developing countries like India.
However, Melvin George from Kannur in north Kerala has invented an innovative and inexpensive way of developing a 3D printer amid the pandemic, reported TOI. His invention is evoking widespread enthusiasm in the UAE.
The 24-year-old is pursuing a postgraduate degree in commerce and wanted to print out parts of his guitar. But he discovered that a 3D printer at Dh7,500 was very expensive for him to afford. So, his genius mind started working and he decided to make a 3D printers all by himself.
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¡°Though I had made a guitar out of wood, I was keen to use original parts of the musical instrument. Initially, I wanted to take a 3D printout, but later because of the prohibitive costs decided to make one on my own that proved to be quite a resounding success,¡± he told.
The internet helped him learn tricks of the trade from online resources.
He has been constantly upgrading his homegrown 3D printer, whose making charge is only Dh1,000 (Rs 20,285) and still a work in progress.
3D printing is a process of making three dimensional objects from a digital file using additive processes.
The maximum print size of a 3D printer is 120 centimetres (cm) x 83cm x 83cm.
George has printed out figurines and showpieces besides parts of a guitar and its amplifier.
¡°I¡¯m making my own polylactic acid (PLA), one of the key ingredients used in 3D printing, with corn. The PLA, which is industrially produced, uses additives and us ecologically harmful, but the homegrown stuff is 100 per cent biodegradable and safe,¡± he added.
TOI
His 3D printing innovation received a further boost from his uncle Byju Mathew, who works as an automation consultant in Australia.
¡°My self-learning skills have emboldened me to build India¡¯s second concrete printed house. I've even discovered a brand-new 3D printing kinematics, which will change the printing speed drastically. However, building a printer to those specifications will be more complicated, as parts for a printer like that exist. The future hinges on this concrete printer, which is in the works,¡± he added.
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