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Thread: Good material for weight?
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12-03-2014, 11:51 AM #1
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Good material for weight?
Just looking around for a good, cheap material that I can drill a small hole in the bottom of hollow model's and fill to harden and give it weight. Any idea's?
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12-03-2014, 12:48 PM #2
Small hole? Sand, BBs, etc. Then plug it with a melted drip from the same colored filament (if the color matters there).
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12-03-2014, 12:52 PM #3
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12-03-2014, 03:04 PM #4
sand is good. leave a small gap and then fill that with plastic if you've got a 3d pen like me, or just use some pva glue. That'll mix with the sand and create a really solid plug.
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12-03-2014, 03:12 PM #5
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12-03-2014, 04:53 PM #6
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How about some kind of plaster? It's cheap, non-toxic, and easy to deal with. There's some information on my site about mixing and dealing with it: http://juxtamorph.com/the-plaster-fa...-with-plaster/
Andrew Werby
Juxtamorph.com
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12-04-2014, 05:03 AM #7
Lead has a low melting point and is HEAVY. Fumes are not so great though.
I used to have a kit to cast lead soldiers in rubber moulds.
You'll have to be careful with your choice of plastic and the number of shells. Might not want to pour everything in one go too.
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12-04-2014, 09:16 AM #8
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Molten lead is a horrible idea, though it has a low melting temperature for metal, it is still more than double the melting point of ABS. Filling the model with birdshot or other similar small lead pellets isn't so bad, just as long as you use some plastic to seal the hole really well and don't let kids play with it.
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12-04-2014, 02:15 PM #9
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12-04-2014, 02:38 PM #10
Holes and pockmarks in print walls
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