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Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:40 pm
by Blindhorizon
Yes please, i am very interested too. I have a project i am planning on using it with, that you are familure with fleafa but you have me worried now.
Blind-
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:25 pm
by mangozac
Don't stress guys: I've seen his results and they are promising enough that I'm planning to get some test prints of my own done. I'm sure Fleafa will be along soon enough to share his results
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:37 am
by Fleafa
Shapeways wax prints:
Very soft. I dropped one prior to casting and it was smushed up beyond use. The gorget broke off all four masters when I cut the mould.
The quality is beautiful, with a nice, though slightly grainy, surface finish and decent detail. I prefer Sculpteo's hard wax for longevity, but they have quality issues (the bottom of prints lose detail)
Sculpteo wax prints:
Wax is being taken off the Sculpteo webstore but you can still email for quotes.
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:56 am
by Malika
Hmm, so it's not yet a real alternative to the already existing high-end services?
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:27 pm
by Blindhorizon
That looks very nice, how hard was it to mould up? I go about it the classic way of attaching a piece to a sprue/overflow. Will it even adhere with glue?
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:32 pm
by mangozac
To make life easier it would be best to print the sprue attachment with the part.
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:36 pm
by Blindhorizon
Thats what i was thinking, I wonder how much more that will increase the cost of the print. I do feel that their pricing is very cheap compared to others out there, so the risk may be worth the reward?
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:43 am
by mangozac
It's $8 per cubic centimetre, so surely no more than a few dollars?
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:35 pm
by Malika
Hmm, but how grainy is it? Especially after a layer of paint?
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:46 pm
by Fleafa
Superglue does work, but moulding the sprue would be easier, if a little more expensive.
I don't think the graininess is a problem.
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:12 am
by Malika
Does anybody have any experience with Prodos Games' printing services?
http://www.gamewire.belloflostsouls.net ... g-service/
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:03 pm
by tiikki
I run a 3D printing service in Finland.
It is called Protopaja Kalliokoski, web page is practically only in Finnish (at the moment.
Main business is prototype production with 3D printing, but at the moment I'm trying to get mold making and resin casting going. (Those are not yet offered publicly to customers as I'm not yet satisfied with results.)
I've got multiple machines and the line up is at the moment: Stratasys Dimension 1200 SST, ProJet 3510 SD, ZPrinters Z510 and Z450. So I have professional quality machines for FDM, UV hardened resin and full color sandstone. When compared to Shapeways the UV is same as Frosted Detail Plastic (not ultra nor extreme detail) and sandstone in my case is CMY and not CMYK and the accuracy on Z510 is officially same as in their newer model (Z450 is little bit less accurate.)
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Sat Apr 02, 2016 2:48 am
by Malika
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:41 am
by mangozac
Interesting. The detail on their examples looks a bit soft in places, but it's hard to tell if that's just due to a design not particularly suitable for printing. Layer thickness is 50 microns - my understanding is that really you want to be under half that.
Re: 3D Printing & Model Making Resources
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Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:11 pm
by Malika
I'm tempted to do a test print to see what it's actually like. But the layer thing does sound a bit...problematic. Let's see.