# Wow! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 7, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388 "2009-03-07T04:24:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/1 "2009-03-07T04:24:52Z")
I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/2 "2009-03-07T04:25:40Z")
oops dropped the link : [http://widgets.nbc.com/o/47f1317f105123ad/49930a9fc57c735f/47fe70d4555df05a/9b5b999b/-cpid/ba4377d3bfd6c](http://widgets.nbc.com/o/47f1317f105123ad/49930a9fc57c735f/47fe70d4555df05a/9b5b999b/-cpid/ba4377d3bfd6c) ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/3 "2009-03-07T14:40:33Z")
WOW! is right! You have to watch this video if you’ve ever had a problem finding a part for car, boat, anything. It is on Jay Leno’s Garage and it shows a 3-D scanner that measures any part and a “printer” that makes a perfect plastic model of same part. The model can then lead to a perfect metal part for installation in the vehicle. Very Cool. Scudder, thanks for posting! ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/4 "2009-03-07T15:07:25Z")
I have a friend who works for a company that makes these rapid modelers. And he modeled up a working scale model of the gears for a Ford differential. ---
**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/5 "2009-03-07T15:13:45Z")
The really neat thing is that these machines not only produce a part pattern but that the part functions i.e. the diff model in Tester’s email is not just a solid piece of plastic but actually works like the original - all produced in 1 pass. How cool is that ? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/6 "2009-03-07T15:22:25Z")
What’s really cool is, they have now come with a proccess where they can rapid model with metal. Anything from steel to titanium. Model up the part and bolt it on! Tester ---
**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jsutter)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/7 "2009-03-07T15:27:58Z")
Think about the future mall kiosk car dealership. You can look at the car on a computer screen and decide what you want, then go to the Orange Julius stand while you wait for your new car to print! ---
**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/8 "2009-03-07T15:35:36Z")
1930 Duesenberg Legrande Torpedo Phaeton please in black - and make it snappy, I’ve got a dinner date tonight… ---
**Author:** ![lenjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lenjack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lenjack)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/9 "2009-03-08T03:34:33Z")
I thought the title of your post was over the top, but after reading this, I say DOUBLE WOW!!! ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wow/27388/10 "2009-03-08T14:50:06Z")
I showed this to my Brother-in-law (retired chryco exex). They had something similar when he retired about 20 years ago…BUT it was for very very simple parts…and SOLID parts only. You could make a model of a fender or a bolt…NOTHING this complicated…This is REAL COOL. I’d LOVE to spend a month in Jays garage.