1. Indicate why (one good and one bad point) the following rapid prototyping approaches are well/poorly suited to the part specified.
a) Stereolithography for a hollow ball
b) Selective laser sintering for a door hinge
c) Solid ground curing for a light bulb
d) Fused deposition modeling for a hollow box
e) Laminate object modeling for a complete model of a pyramid with the pharaohs tomb inside
2. In general what common problems are faced by all rapid prototyping techniques?
3. a) Why would a full size engine block be difficult to produce with modern rapid prototyping methods? b) How could the problems in #2a) be overcome by changing the RP technologies?
4. Describe the process of a) Selective Laser Sintering, b) Stereolithography.
5. Sketch a prototype that could be made using Selective Laser Sintering.