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| Author: | Kyrt [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | printing in high detail stainless steel |
Just came across this and wondering what our resident fabricators think of it: http://i.materialise.com/materials/high ... less-steel Limited in size, but detail specs look good to my naive eyes (0.1mm detail, 0.3mm wall thickness). I'm wondering if printing in SS would be a good substitute for bronze masters, thus skipping a step? I don't really know anything about why bronze is used, other than it is strong. |
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| Author: | madd0ct0r [ Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: printing in high detail stainless steel |
or printing injection moulds directly... |
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| Author: | Evil and Chaos [ Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: printing in high detail stainless steel |
max dimensions are too small for an injection mould print. |
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| Author: | kyussinchains [ Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: printing in high detail stainless steel |
I don't know if sintering will give it enough strength either, I reckon a hardened bronze injection mould is possible and the best option for a DIY (if you have access to considerable tooling resources and workspace...) injection mould machine |
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| Author: | madd0ct0r [ Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: printing in high detail stainless steel |
and they do have to 'polish' finished pieces up a bit, which would be hard for a concave mold. Give it 6 months... |
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| Author: | kyussinchains [ Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: printing in high detail stainless steel |
on a not-unrelated note, I spotted this recently, it's essentially the machine I had in my head as a DIY project..... bit pricy but not ludicrous..... |
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| Author: | Kriegsspiel [ Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: printing in high detail stainless steel |
kyussinchains wrote: on a not-unrelated note, I spotted this recently, it's essentially the machine I had in my head as a DIY project..... bit pricy but not ludicrous..... A hand cranked injection mould. Now that is proper DIY! |
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