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I've always wondered; how many pieces of much value can be made from lumpy, soft plastic with a low melting point? The results I've seen always look lumpy due t
by lambda 14y ago
I've always wondered; how many pieces of much value can be made from lumpy, soft plastic with a low melting point? The results I've seen always look lumpy due to the resolution of the printer, the plastic isn't that hard, and the melting point is pretty low.
While I've seen a few neat things of novelty value, most of the actual things that I would want to make would require metal or harder plastics, and a lot more precision than these things are capable of.
- MortenK 14y agoAt places like shapeways, they have the big printers. Those can print some sort of metal. I have a sample, it is rock solid.
- devnill 14y agoI have an original replicator. With a little practice, you can have much nicer results than the 'lumpy prints' that you describe. Also, ABS is really easily sanded and is quite solid if you want professional looking parts
- lambda 14y agoI'm curious what actually useful parts you've made from it. I'm not sure I have ever had a problem where the solution was a part that I could print on a 3D printer; but maybe I'm not being imaginative enough, so I'm curious what other people have done with it.