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I've been playing lately with modeling and 3D printing jewelry. I am not usually wearing rings, but it seems I enjoy designing them... :D
Ring 1
Ring 2
Ring 3
(I don't know why adding attachments doesn't work)
Attachment 9401
Programs: Rhino & Grashopper
Printer used: Form1+ and Form 2
I also decided to add two of the rings for Myminifactory contest so they can be downloaded from here:
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/car3less
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Originally Posted by car3less
Have you made any rings from castings that you printed with the printer.
I think there are some people making cast to make molds for making metal rings.
did you actually look at the three pictures ?Quote:
Have you made any rings from castings that you printed with the printer.
I think there are some people making cast to make molds for making metal rings.
Each one was thr original print as well as the metal casting.
How did she get the metal ring out of the casting?
ask :-)
But I would say, cast it in metal and clean it up. You know, the usual way.
I have seen people mill cast with the X-carve from casting material but not a 3d printer.
How do you get the metal ring out of the 3d printed model. Do you make a mold from the 3d printing and then pour intoQuote:
Originally Posted by spaceman
that mold. Ive seen people mill on cnc cast but not on 3d printer.
Very cool stuff.
I took a basic jewelry class in high school, did a little bit of casting, brazing, stone setting, etc. I never really had the desire to go back to it though.
She's printing the ring as a positive model, not a mold. (No, you can't pour hot metal into a plastic mold.) But using a version of the very old lost-wax process, she can pour a plaster-silica material all around the model, bake it in a kiln until the plastic vaporizes, and fill the resulting cavity with metal.Quote:
Originally Posted by spaceman
Sounds cool. Interesting. I have seen people make a sand mold for clay potery.
Do you have pictures of the steps used to make things this way.
I might want to give it a try sometime:)
Thankyou
plenty of filaments around that let you make moulds from 3d prints. Even wax filaments.
And yes you can do a direct metal for plastic replacement. A guy posted video and article on it a couple weeks ago.