davidHartkop

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   by davidHartkop 13y ago

   True, I don't think anybody will be printing toaster ovens this way. The plastic/elastic properties of metal does make metal parts printed this way quite different in performance from parts printed in plastic. Not to mention the
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   by davidHartkop 13y ago

   process is the same as for firing metal clay objects you might make by hand in a jewelry studio. Let it dry, program kiln to the specs given with the clay, and fire for 2 hours.
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   by davidHartkop 13y ago

   Have been working with a pottery studio that does quite a bit of reduced-firing for special types of glazes. The clays that require low-oxygen to be fired can be embedded in special types of activated charcoal & reducing agents within
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   by davidHartkop 13y ago

   Agreed. They are rough, not bad for a prototype i built on salary of a part-time library employee ;-> The quality will certainly improve. I have demonstrated proof of concept & have clay trace widths down to 450 microns. I have b
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   by davidHartkop 13y ago

   printing in wax works great, but then you have to do lost wax: 1.attach sprues, 2.invest inplaster cast, 3. wax burn-out in kiln(which you still need), 4. centrifuge cast (with torch & crucible) 5. cast removal, 6. sprue removal (with s