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| Re: Invert pendant [message #24538 is a reply to message #24531 ] Mon, 07 March 2011 15:15 UTC |
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looks cool but it looks pretty thin... probably won't be able to be build. what material are you planning?
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| Re: Invert pendant [message #24575 is a reply to message #24538 ] Tue, 08 March 2011 07:15 UTC |
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Metal, basically. I shall go ahead and add some supporting material to the top.
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| Re: Invert pendant [message #24603 is a reply to message #24531 ] Tue, 08 March 2011 18:25 UTC |
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If you plan on ordering in stainless, 1) it has to be 3mm thick. and 2) all that unsupported geometry will probably make it unprintable.
If you plan to wait for silver, the previous minimum thickness was .5mm but you would still have issues with the unsupported geometry I believe (they print in wax, then use that to cast the silver)
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Invert pendant [message #24604 is a reply to message #24603 ] Tue, 08 March 2011 18:29 UTC |
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Unsupported geometry- what does that mean exactly? Does this would be unprintable even if I made each twist at least 3mm?
Any recommendations?
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| Re: Invert pendant [message #24607 is a reply to message #24531 ] Tue, 08 March 2011 18:33 UTC |
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What it means is, in stainless there is a green phase. Where the model is very fragile. They have to pack a support material around it to bake it. To pack around the swirls of the pendent would be difficult without breakage, and during the firing process they would most likely sag. I think it would be very difficult to get your intended result in stainless. I'm not as sure about silver, it may be more doable. But we'll have to wait to see the new guidelines when they are released.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Invert pendant [message #24608 is a reply to message #24607 ] Tue, 08 March 2011 18:35 UTC |
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Disappointing. I shall make it non-order-able then.
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