Video from the Polk tour

nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Here's two vids of their prototype making machine at work. This thing was absolutely amazing to watch. Movies are both in Quicktime format, and around 4 mb each.

You can ignore ND13's comments... he was standing behind me :)

http://www.king-nerd.com/dood/temp/videos/polk/100_0789.mov

http://www.king-nerd.com/dood/temp/videos/polk/100_0791.mov
Ludicrous gibs!
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited September 2005
    Um, for the slow-to-comprehend-because-we've-never-seen-one-in-person-before crowd, can you tell us what the heck we're looking at? I see a blue flashy thing moving around that is purported to be wicked!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    Indeed.

    It is a laser, that shines down into some really expensive goo ($60,000/barrel?). Where it hits the goo, the goo solidifies. They use this machine to built prototype components such as speakers baskets for fit testing and such.

    Here's a basket for a brand new momo subwoofer-

    100_0769l.jpg

    So from there, they can sand it, finish it, and put it together w/ other pieces of the "pie" to make sure everything's going to work. It's really a COOL machine.

    I think they said that sub basket was worth 5g's?

    The machine essentially builds the component from the bottom up, one layer at a time.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited September 2005
    fireshoes wrote:
    Um, for the slow-to-comprehend-because-we've-never-seen-one-in-person-before crowd, can you tell us what the heck we're looking at? I see a blue flashy thing moving around that is purported to be wicked!
    the blue flashy thing is a laser which is computer numerical controlled and transforms the acrylic goo into three dimensional plastic prototype models of whatever the engineers decide the want to make. sounds pretty simple does it not ?
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2005
    Very, very cool. Too bad its too expensive to give a full demo.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    ****- we got lucky, and they were producing a component at the time. That's why I was able to get video. They don't just run the machine "for fun" !!!
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited September 2005
    Shizelbs wrote:
    Very, very cool. Too bad its too expensive to give a full demo.
    Stu the top engineer in the company next to Matt polk said the machine only builds the material up three thousands of a inch per pass. it would make for a very long day just to watch it complete a very small part
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    Wow. Quite amazing. Only .003" per pass?! That would take forever!
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    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    "That's wicked man..." Is that ND13?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    yep..
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited September 2005
    I saw that thing in action when I was there a few years back...

    Something tells me it was no mistake it was making something when yall came. Two times in a row? ;)

    As much as I would love to watch that video, my hate for Quicktime over-shadows the love. :D

    Ill wait for the pictures! Glad to see everyone is having a good time!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    The video is worth it. Unfortunately, my digicam only records .mov's. I do have some pics, but all you see is a dot of blue light. The rest of the pics are coming... unfortunately my gallery software isn't currently letting me add any new pictures, so it'll likely be Monday before any of mine are up.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2005
    yes..........why does quicktime have to be synonymous with lucifer himself? is there any way to convert quicktime to wmp or even the less evil, realplayer?

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2005
    I think there's a player out there that can play just about every format but I forgot what it was called....
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    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2005
    I use media player classic . Plays almost everything.

    Real Player is FAAAAR more evil than quicktime, to whoever said that. Quicktime is proprietary and annoying, but it's pretty easy to tell it to only install quicktime player, and it's VERY easy to uninstall. RealPlayer actually screws up your computer, installs TONS of third-party software no matter how many times you tell it not to, and doesn't completely uninstall, even with the uninstall program.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    Quicktime is def. the lesser of two evils w/ RealPlayer in the running. RealPlayer just SUCKS, plain out.
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2005
    I can't stand realplayer either..haven't used it in a long time.
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    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited September 2005
    Real Player was created by SATAN himself, Quicktime was created by his henchman!

    Real Player is like a freakin plague that takes over your freakin computer with ads, eating at your start up and just planting itself EVERYWHERE. It has NEVER been installed on this computer and never will get the chance.

    Quicktime is just slow, annoying and unneeded.

    I like WMP alot though ;)
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2005
    true. i've hardly ever used realplayer. if i can recall, i believe it gave me many problems many a year ago. since then i've still used quicktime from time to time. hate 'em both. wmp baby. wmp.

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Quit talking about me, my ears are burning!!
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Quit talking about me, my ears are burning!!

    Noel- Seriously man, it was great meeting you. BTW- do you know if Philip sold his SDA2's yesterday?
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2005
    Thanks Noah, That was way cool Huh?
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited September 2005
    Give me Quicktime over Real and WMP any day. Technologically superior and far less harmful in how it installs.

    Thanks for the video treat.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    What do I have to do to get the videos to play :confused::o
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    noel- right-click on the links and save target as. Put them on your desktop. If you have quicktime installed, you should be able to just double click on the file that you downloaded and it will open up. if not, you'll have to go to www.apple.com/quicktime to download it.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Okay
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2005
    Just found some alternatives to Real and Quicktime, so I dug up this thread if anyone's interested.

    Quicktime Alternative

    RealPlayer Alternative

    Lets you play Quicktime and Real content without having the players installed, basically.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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