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   I picked up a Creality Otter 3D scanner a while back.  I just opened it   
   yesterday and tried it out.  The scan software didn't work on my   
   everyday CAD/CAM design computer.  Its an older i7 with an Intel 4600   
   video card that works just fine for 3d modeling with 64 bit ViaCAD, and   
   has no issues keeping up with CamBam and ViaCAD simultaneously.   
      
   Fortunately, I had a newer computer I picked up early last year with   
   some kind of hotrod video card.  With all the things going on in my life   
   I just didn't bother with it.  My computer is working, and it will take   
   a day or two to install and configure everything on a new computer.  The   
   new machine is a lot faster i9 with a smoking video card and more   
   memory.  This morning, I put it on a desktop, hooked it, and installed   
   the Creality Scan software.  I didn't even bother to calibrate the   
   scanner.  As soon as it started I went straight to a scan.   
      
   I don't know if it will be useful, but I'll have fun finding out.  First   
   test scan below.  I didn't change any of the defaults.   
      
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   Yes its is metalworking related.  I hope to be able to scan customer's   
   Frankenstein's creations and cut molds for them in some cases.  The   
   accuracy is a couple thousands at best, but that's good enough for a   
   rubber worm. In most cases it will probably still be easier to just 3D   
   model the positive.   
      
   Yeah, I am behind the curve here, but until recently even mediocre but   
   reliable 3D scanning was out of my price range.  My son has been doing   
   3D printing for a while, but I rarely find it worth while.  Atleast   
   compared to the machines my son uses I can machine most parts far faster   
   than I could print them.  He, however, might try to "borrow" my scanner   
   to 3D print some stuff.   
      
   More metalworking content.   
      
   One of the vehicles I have "extra" is a Hyundai Kona I bought new for my   
   mom when my dad was in the hospital recovering from having a brain tumor   
   removed.  They didn't have a 100% reliable set of wheels and there was a   
   reason (at the time) I wanted my mom to have a car that was HERS.   
   Mostly I wanted them to have a reliable grocery getter that my dad   
   couldn't turn in to a handyman service vehicle.  She gave up her license   
   last year so, I have it back.  I'd looked up the tow rating on line, and   
   I was pleasantly surprised to see it had one, but when I looked int he   
   owners manual it said, "not recommended for towing."  I wrote it off for   
   a while, but than I ran across several conversation on various car   
   forums, and Reddit.  Its seems ALL the Konas trims sold in Europe and in   
   Australia have "some" tow rating.  Only in the US do they say, "not   
   recommended for towing."  Of course Curt makes a hitch for it, so I   
   bought one.  I've been spending the afternoon installing it.  It seems   
   pretty simple, but you have to drag the bolts through the inside of the   
   unibody frame member tube and poke them out from the inside.  Yeah, its   
   as goofy as it sounds.  I've got three bolts poked out and nuts on them.   
     Now to go do the other three.  The lowest rating I found was 620KG on   
   foreign models, so I figure a self imposed max of 1200-1500 lbs, shift   
   manually, and don't run speed limit on the freeway if its loaded or   
   climbing hills.   
      
      
      
      
      
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