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Colorado father and son make their own Lamborghini with 3D printer
UPI ^
| Oct. 4, 2019 / 12:47 PM
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 10/04/2019 10:54:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Colorado physicist is putting his scientific expertise to a practical purpose -- using a 3D printer to build a Lamborghini with his 11-year-old son.
Erie resident Sterling Backus and his son, Xander, 11, started work on their full-size, working model of an Italian supercar -- specifically the Lamborghini Aventador -- when the boy asked his father if it was possible.
"One day I said to him, hey can we build one of those?" Xander Backus told WCNC-TV.
Sterling Backus said his background as a "gear head" has thus far been more helpful than his training as as a physicist.
The car won't be a proper Lamborghini, it contains a Corvette V8 engine and various parts procured from a junkyard, including Porsche components, but Backus said it will look like the real thing.
The father and son recently posted video of the vehicle going for a short drive test.
The duo said they hope their project will inspire more kids to get interested in STEM education.
"Okay you may hate math, you may not like science, you may not like language arts, you may not even like art, but it all comes together with this one project," Xander Backus said.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Education; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: 3d; 3dprinting; automotive; car; technology
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VIDEO AT LINK!........................
To: muleskinner; Fiddlstix; TexasTransplant; Squeako; dennisw; norwaypinesavage; 1Old Pro; weps4ret; ...
Free Lamborghini PING!...........................
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posted on
10/04/2019 10:56:15 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
Tim the Tool Man is on his way to Colorado.
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:02:15 AM PDT
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bigbob
(Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:03:18 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
To: bigbob
Gonna need a bigger printer....................
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:05:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
What a great thing for Father-Son bonding.
It sure beats Lincoln Logs, or playing more Angry Birds.
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:12:54 AM PDT
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Boogieman
To: Boogieman
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:17:02 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
Fun project!
They have $20k into it...
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:17:59 AM PDT
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: MV=PY
Cheaper than a new Mustang!...................
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:18:47 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
“.stl” is a common file extension for 3D printer files.
Just saying... print me up a Batmobile!
To: Boogieman
Oh, okay. I thought you had posted some work command by accident. I’ve done that...............
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:27:19 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
You can 3d print a chrome-moly crankshaft?
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:41:08 AM PDT
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Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: Seruzawa
Well, they did buy some ‘junk’ parts...................
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:42:37 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
I don’t care what you call it. If it’s got a chevy engine, it’s a chevy.
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10/04/2019 11:44:32 AM PDT
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BuffaloJack
(Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
To: BuffaloJack
True, it’s just like those Bradley GTs back in the 70’s......still a VW..................
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10/04/2019 11:46:30 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: BuffaloJack
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posted on
10/04/2019 11:47:19 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
To: Red Badger
Good old American Injunity. This why we won WWII and the Cold War... in spite of political treason.
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10/04/2019 11:49:00 AM PDT
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Jumper
To: Red Badger
It may look like a Lamborghini, but...it's not a Lamborghini.
An impressive project nevertheless.
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10/04/2019 12:04:28 PM PDT
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Bloody Sam Roberts
(Elitist Liberals have no idea the hunger and strength of the beast they have uncaged.)
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