3D Printed Prototypes

[drzeller]

Richard, I have seen that you have worked with PMC before. I don't know what other metalsmithing you have done, as I am generally just a lurker here.

 

Have you thought about using one of these to cast wax that could be used to cast, say, a sterling silver pen? That seems like an exciting idea to me. I am just getting into silversmithing, having previously only turned a few wooden kit pens.

 

David

[fgarbrecht]

Interesting work and I admire your tenacity. I've tried printing FP designs with my Photon but gave up well short of 27 iterations, mainly because it was clear that the threads would not hold up. I was using the Anycubic green resin, and the threads became chalky and fragile with continued use. Perhaps one of the tougher resins wound work better in terms of thread fragility.

 

What design program do you use? I have been designing in Fusion 360 but the thread files included are very limiting and the process for adding new thread parameters is extremely kludgy and frustrating and additions don't carry over between program versions.