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Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 4:10 pm
by mongerdesigns
Emerald is high viscosity. Try increasing your buffer time to 2. It will slow things down a bit, but might give you smoother prints.

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:58 pm
by Messerbr
Testing the SolusWax. .3mm supports don't want to connect to the model sometimes (you can see with the teeth in the last picture). Prints super smoOoth when it sticks though.

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:43 pm
by rsaldivar
I recommend no sphere tips , just regular tips , and .4 or .6 tips because its heavy , use the latus also

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:43 pm
by Messerbr
Haven't posted in a while. Here's a baby bat ring I made back in October
Bat 3d print.jpg
Bat Raw Casting 01.jpg
Bat Raw Finish 03.jpg
Bat Raw Finish 05.jpg
Bat Raw oxidada polish.jpg

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:48 pm
by Mikkopee
Cool! What is you cure and casting/burnout practice?

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:28 pm
by Messerbr
Mikkopee wrote:Cool! What is you cure and casting/burnout practice?


I try to follow archerm's method but with a little longer hold at the top end. http://www.reify-3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=250 although, as i read back over it I see that I have the UV/Microwave curing parts swapped from what he has listed...

Curing:
- Microwave in distilled water 3 minutes. Do this at least 3 times allowing 15 minutes to cool between each round.
- UV cure in 50w 405nm light for at least 2 hours (usually it is 3 or more)

Burnout:
- Invest with Plasticast. set for 6 hours
- Into the oven. ramp to 1000*F over three hours. Hold at 1000F for 1 hour
- Ramp up to 1350F. hold for 5 hours
- Drop back down to casting temp. shoot some air into the flask and then vacuum the flask
- Hold at casting temp for 1 hour then cast

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:53 pm
by Messerbr
Some prints/castings duplicating a hand carved peach pit to make pendants.
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Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:55 pm
by Messerbr
A few more plates

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:58 pm
by mongerdesigns
Excellent prints and castings Ben. Have you tried the EasyCastHD resin yet?

Re: Ben's Prints

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 1:36 pm
by Messerbr
mongerdesigns wrote:Excellent prints and castings Ben. Have you tried the EasyCastHD resin yet?


Yeah, I just ran out of the sample bottle and our full bottle should be arriving today! Got lucky with the timing on that haha