| Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19094] Thu, 14 October 2010 14:18 UTC |
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Wow! Shapeways lets me print in Silver! This is amazing.
I have some questions:
1. Does the silver tarnish? Soon? How can you take care of it/clean it?
2. Can you print multi-part objects in silver? I have a model with 2 separated halves.
Thanks.
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19152 is a reply to message #19094 ] Fri, 15 October 2010 12:48 UTC |
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| Aquillyne wrote on Thu, 14 October 2010 15:18 |
1. Does the silver tarnish? Soon? How can you take care of it/clean it?
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It's regular Sterling silver, so you'd take care of it like any other silver object (with Silver polish, I guess?)
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2. Can you print multi-part objects in silver? I have a model with 2 separated halves.
Thanks.
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Are they meant to be put together? I *think* that should be possible, but we haven't done any experiments with that so I can't offer you any design rules..
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19184 is a reply to message #19152 ] Fri, 15 October 2010 19:36 UTC |
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Thanks.
Big question:
Can I hollow the model to cut costs, in any way?
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19185 is a reply to message #19184 ] Fri, 15 October 2010 19:37 UTC |
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Oh and also - can I work on the model post-production e.g. file off sharp edges? Is that a bad idea? Thanks.
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19257 is a reply to message #19185 ] Sun, 17 October 2010 13:57 UTC |
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Any response anyone?
I am particularly interested in whether I can file off sharp edges once the model is printed (and then how I might be able to polish that off again).
Thanks.
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19258 is a reply to message #19257 ] Sun, 17 October 2010 15:41 UTC |
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it's weekend Aquillyne  shapeways people are resting from their hard work!
monday you will get a response i think!
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19264 is a reply to message #19094 ] Sun, 17 October 2010 16:20 UTC |
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And since hardly anyone has Shapeways-printed silver items, staff are probably the only ones who'll be able to help.
Andy
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19267 is a reply to message #19257 ] Sun, 17 October 2010 16:28 UTC |
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Why don't you simply design your piece without "sharp edges" in the first place? But yes, silver is a soft metal and will cut, file and polish easy as pie. Not at all like the SS material.
-G
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."
Leonardo da Vinci
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19273 is a reply to message #19269 ] Sun, 17 October 2010 18:53 UTC |
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You'll save both time and money if you just model the beveled edges. Many of us have already given you lots of advice on how to do that in Blender.
http://www.eyephoriadesign.com
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/eyephoriadesign
http://www.etsy.com/shop/eyephoriadesign
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19286 is a reply to message #19273 ] Mon, 18 October 2010 07:43 UTC |
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I'm having a lot of difficulty. None of the solutions suggested (thank you for them) are working. I keep developing dents in the model when I bevel.
I want to print this item regardless, because it's a present. So I'm willing to use any solution that I can make work. That's why I'm asking here if I'd be able to file the model down. Thanks.
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| Re: Questions about Silver - Tarnishing? [message #19289 is a reply to message #19286 ] Mon, 18 October 2010 09:37 UTC |
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Hey there,
You can file, polish, post process the silver all you like.
It is solid sterling silver.
So as Bart mentioned you treat it like normal silver.
You cannot have multiple parts in the one file.
As per the design rules
http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/design_rules_for_silver_3 d_printing
We are really looking forward to seeing the first batch of silver come through.
cheers
Duann
Duann Scott
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