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09-05-2020, 09:31 AM #1
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General help
Hi All,I'm fascinated by 3D printers and know nothing about them only what i see on you tube and what i read.I want to make a specific thing like small statues and figures,and cant understand when they are printed are they smooth enough to then take casts from ? Some of the figures and statues i have seen look amazing.any info i can get will obviously help me enormously .Many Thanks.
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09-05-2020, 05:58 PM #2
NO!
3D Printed and they have lines from being extruded.
If you want a polished effect you would need some post 3D Printing work done on them before you could cast.Last edited by Roberts_Clif; 09-07-2020 at 06:00 AM.
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09-06-2020, 07:28 AM #3
or use a resin printer.
For small detailed model, a resin printer is a much better idea.
And the models are good enough to make a mould from.
watch this video and read this thread first !
https://3dprintboard.com/showthread....ut-getting-one
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09-17-2020, 11:10 AM #4
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Detailed figures between 8 and 12" high , would that be a problem ?
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09-22-2020, 02:40 PM #5
as long as you had a large enough printer - no problem :-)
There are not many resin machines that go that tall though.
The larger the item the bigger the price tag :-)
That's not to say that you can't make one in a sections. Perfectly doable.
It also depends on whether or not you are going to paint the figures. In which case sanding the join line and painting would disguise it pretty well.
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09-24-2020, 10:16 AM #6
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cant have any joints ,just a detailed figure to then make moulds from. What kind of price are we talking about ?
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09-24-2020, 10:38 AM #7
well a quick look suggests that any resin printer with a z-height over 8 inches is going to cost between £1500-£2000.
approximately the same in dollars - which considering the exchange rate, is really bloody annoying if you live in the uk :-)
there is a nice looking qidi for $799 - but that maxes out at just over 8 inches.
On the plus side resin costs have come right down oin the last 12 months.
Just seen a liter bottle for $42.
That would have been nearer $100 a year or so back.
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