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printing in high detail stainless steel
Kyrt
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:50 pm 
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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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madd0ct0r
 Post subject: Re: printing in high detail stainless steel
PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:04 am 
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or printing injection moulds directly...

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:57 am 
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max dimensions are too small for an injection mould print.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:11 pm 
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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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madd0ct0r
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:31 pm 
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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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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:40 pm 
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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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PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:59 pm 
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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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