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icon5.gif  Some general info request [message #56004] Fri, 26 October 2012 20:54 UTC Go to next message
avatar megmaltese is currently offline megmaltese
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Hello everybody, I am new to this and need some general informations.

What is the max size of an object printed by Shapeways.
What is the most resistant material, regardless to the look of it.
And what is the weight of 1 cubic cm of this material.

I need to print a couple of parts, around 20 cm size: a wheel and a base that will support this wheel, connected with a common ball bearing ring.

Thank you in advance, guys! Smile

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Re: Some general info request [message #56007 is a reply to message #56004 ] Fri, 26 October 2012 21:12 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Doh... sorry for the multiple thread opening, but I kept receiving an error of no response from server and didn't notice the thread was opened anyway, sorry!

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Re: Some general info request [message #56015 is a reply to message #56004 ] Sat, 27 October 2012 02:33 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The maximum size is different for each of the materials. Check the Materials Page for each of them for the "Maximum Bounding Box".

For example: WSF is nylon and can be printed as large as 65x35x55cm - as long as you're not trying purchase it in color or polished finishes. The vat for dying and hopper for polishing are both smaller than what the printer is capable of producing.

As to the weight.. you can look up the MSDS for Nylon 22 (WSF) or the other materials and find a weight per cm3, however.. check this
Blog post and you will see that the WSF material as printed (with this particular printing method) is far from solid.

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Re: Some general info request [message #56017 is a reply to message #56015 ] Sat, 27 October 2012 03:18 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Nylon is ranked as high for "Detail" and with high flexibility.

FUD is very brittle, and bad at sustaining fine detail intact.

Is the detail with Nylon comparable with FUD?
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Re: Some general info request [message #56018 is a reply to message #56015 ] Sat, 27 October 2012 03:25 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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stonysmith wrote on Sat, 27 October 2012 02:33

The maximum size is different for each of the materials. Check the Materials Page for each of them for the "Maximum Bounding Box".

For example: WSF is nylon and can be printed as large as 65x35x55cm - as long as you're not trying purchase it in color or polished finishes. The vat for dying and hopper for polishing are both smaller than what the printer is capable of producing.

As to the weight.. you can look up the MSDS for Nylon 22 (WSF) or the other materials and find a weight per cm3, however.. check this
Blog post and you will see that the WSF material as printed (with this particular printing method) is far from solid.




Thank you Stony, I found that probably the best material for my purpose is simply the white strong one, I found a video on Youtube and it looks really strong.
I also found the pages with materials and stuff and uploaded a model to see how it works Smile

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Re: Some general info request [message #56146 is a reply to message #56017 ] Mon, 29 October 2012 10:32 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Phxman wrote on Sat, 27 October 2012 03:18

Nylon is ranked as high for "Detail" and with high flexibility.

FUD is very brittle, and bad at sustaining fine detail intact.

Is the detail with Nylon comparable with FUD?



WSF detail is nowhere near the 0.05-0.1mm detail possible with FUD, and WSF has some degree of error wrt dimensional accuracy e.g. parts designed as an interference fit in FUD will work every time, but the same parts in WSF may or may not fit together but will still be within the print tolerances regardless.

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Re: Some general info request [message #56162 is a reply to message #56004 ] Mon, 29 October 2012 13:07 UTC Go to previous message
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I see a lot of experience with the various materials has to be done Laughing

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