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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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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.
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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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Detailed figures between 8 and 12" high , would that be a problem ?
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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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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.