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Tuesday, April 26. 2011

How strong is 3D Printed White Strong & Flexible?

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I was hanging out with some friends over the weekend, and we were throwing some Shapeways items around. They asked me "how strong is this material anyway?" "Well," I responded, "what better way to find out than to test it out yourself?"

Here are the results..



BAM! (thanks to Nervous System for use of their Reaction Vase)

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Posted by Nancy Liang in Community, Inspiration, Shapeways, Tutorials, What's Hot at 08:47

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"The milk failed but the vase survived" is my new favorite phrase. Good to know the name "White Strong and Flexible" is exactly what it says on the tin. :-D
#1 Bryton Williams on 2011-04-26 17:22 (Reply)
Ouch ! not the reaction vase !! :-)
#2 Dizingof (Homepage) on 2011-04-26 18:38 (Reply)
Nice product testing there! The ripped jeans add to the effect! :-P
#3 Addie on 2011-04-27 14:29 (Reply)
For those of us who want to spill milk with our prints - what's the maximum and minimum wall thicknesses of that vase?
#4 GWMT on 2011-04-27 16:54 (Reply)
is this a challenge to do the same with thinner parts? :-)
#4.1 nancyliang on 2011-04-27 19:41 (Reply)
Doing the same thing with thinner parts is the default plan for everything - Shapeways ain't giving away material for free! :-)

There might be a contest in that idea: design a part with the least amount of material no bigger than a certain cubic area that will support a certain weight...
#4.1.1 GWMT on 2011-04-28 02:43 (Reply)
I can't whether they've printed the cheap version of the lamp or the expensive version. The cheap version varies between 1-2mm and the expensive one 1-4.5 mm
#4.2 Jessica and Jesse @ Nervous System (Homepage) on 2011-04-28 14:24 (Reply)
and by lamp I mean vase...
#4.2.1 Jessica and Jesse @ Nervous System on 2011-04-28 14:25 (Reply)

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