Shoe Last

Discussion in 'Design and Modeling' started by 1106686_deleted, Feb 26, 2016.

  1. I was wondering if anyone has ever printed a shoe last through shapeways.

    If you don't know what a shoe last is: it is a 3d foot form used in the production if footwear. It must be hard enough to be hammered on, yet soft enough to take nails without cracking, chipping, or breaking. They are currently made of wood, plastic (I believe they are usually hdpe) or aluminum if the shoe is vulcanized. They must also be able to stand up to industrial machinery which can have strong forces applied.

    I am looking to print the lasts in some high density plastic. I was wondering if anyone has done this through shapeways, and if they have how did it go. Any help would be much appreciated, I havent been able to find much other than one guy printing them out of a filament called PET+. Let me know if the available plastics would work.