http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27665&th=5289#msg_27665 Euro 4 in 1 Micro Maille
As printed, this sampler patch has 0.3mm 'wire' rings with internal diameter of 1.5mm. The rings have 0.1mm spacing - I have been informed that some fo the rings have less than 0.3mm wall thickness and that I need to adjust things slighlty.


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3 strand Mobius in FUD
My 3 strand Mobius (forum image) formed by the wax support material filling hollow space inside a block of FUD


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Tiny Kraken in crystal
A tiny squid formed by the wax filling the hollow space within a block of FUD.


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I'll be polishing the surfaces fo the above two models.

3x3x3 Twisty Puzzle (aka Rubiks Cube)
My first attempt at making the worlds smallest working Rubiks Cube - aticipating failure, I ordered 9 of the wee beasties to analyze the failures.


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First failure - mostly all of the parts were freed after soaking out the wax support material in hot water. Two of the edge pieces had fused to center pieces and three of the centers had fused to the central spider spindles. It was one of the central spindles that broke leading to this failure.

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A close up of the central spider spindles.

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On with the funFUD!

]]> stop4stuff 2011-05-17T11:12:43-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27668&th=5289#msg_27668 mctrivia 2011-05-17T11:53:56-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27669&th=5289#msg_27669
Now if only I can get the wax out of the little cubes & make them work.

]]> stop4stuff 2011-05-17T12:17:39-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27674&th=5289#msg_27674 FUD really rocks. Just wow, and of course Shapeways for implementing it so fantastically and afford-ably!]]> Nane 2011-05-17T12:41:33-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27678&th=5289#msg_27678 Youknowwho4eva 2011-05-17T12:54:46-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27681&th=5289#msg_27681
Your models seem to have come out quite well. I guess the complexity of the outer surface may be a factor in how well the wax comes off.]]> TurtlesAreCool 2011-05-17T13:51:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27682&th=5289#msg_27682
Maybe a mild solvent like mineral spirits could dissolve the wax without affecting the acrylic.

Edit: I just checked on this and mineral spirits will dissolve paraffin and has less effect on acrylic plastic. Your parts have so much surface area though, it may be better to try (warm)alcohol. That won't dissolve wax as easily but stands less of a chance of softening the parts.]]> aeron203 2011-05-17T14:01:39-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27685&th=5289#msg_27685 Youknowwho4eva wrote on Tue, 17 May 2011 12:54
Is it supposed to be missing the one ring?


No, I think it was the one ring that was maybe too thin, even though all the rings are C&Pd.

@aeron203, I have some white spirit (aka mineral sprit) here somewhere... it's worth sacrificing a little cube just to find out



Thanks everyone for your good words


Paul]]> stop4stuff 2011-05-17T14:41:36-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27690&th=5289#msg_27690


]]> dizingof 2011-05-17T16:06:12-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=27691&th=5289#msg_27691
This "Tiny Kraken in crystal
A tiny squid formed by the wax filling the hollow space within a block of FUD." absolutely gives me an answer to something I have been playing with in my head and not being able to come up with a workable solution. Now I do!

Glenn


]]> lensman 2011-05-17T16:40:15-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30089&th=5289#msg_30089
I agree, the trapped wax is a nice effect. I recently reordered a set of dice I originally designed for Transparent Detail a year ago. I was disappointed with the resolution of Transparent Detail and scrapped the idea until FD and FUD came along. I tweaked the design and ordered a set in both FD and FUD yesterday. I saw this thread today and realized I might have been better off without escape holes for the wax. Ah well, the design may require another tweak.

And I agree with you, Dizingof, this does open up a lot of possibilities

]]> ceramicwombat 2011-07-02T04:16:44-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30091&th=5289#msg_30091
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/propmodule?section=Dice+Set%5 BCrystal%5D]]> mctrivia 2011-07-02T05:28:04-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=33566&th=5289#msg_33566 sithlorderic 2011-08-30T15:50:17-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=33678&th=5289#msg_33678




paul]]> stop4stuff 2011-09-02T06:58:37-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=33753&th=5289#msg_33753
Am wondering if a coating of Future acrylic floor polish would make those items truly transparent... might be worth a try.

Cheers,
John

]]> aae83 2011-09-04T03:14:33-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=33820&th=5289#msg_33820
I love the trapped wax, definitely gave me some ideas
]]> kspaho 2011-09-06T02:26:33-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=55675&th=5289#msg_55675 jrey 2012-10-19T20:05:10-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=55762&th=5289#msg_55762 Youknowwho4eva 2012-10-22T14:28:59-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=55768&th=5289#msg_55768 jrey 2012-10-22T14:42:37-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56149&th=5289#msg_56149 Desgin guidelines If your escape holes (i.e., holes in hollow parts) are not big enough, there may be support wax that still remains inside when we finish producing your product. This gives your piece a frosted look, which might look cool, but might also not meet your design intentions. - and explain the model does look cool and the trapped wax is part of the design intention as a feature of the model.

On another note, as yet, I've not had an issue with the wax leaking out over time as suggested on the material page.

Paul

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]]> stop4stuff 2012-10-29T11:10:48-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56171&th=5289#msg_56171 denali3ddesign 2012-10-29T15:22:37-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56173&th=5289#msg_56173 stop4stuff wrote on Mon, 29 October 2012 11:10
Yep, you need a very small hole (sub 0.1mm) and then some patience with Customer Services when the model gets rejected (as it will for not having a big enough escape hole) - my usual is to quote the Desgin guidelines If your escape holes (i.e., holes in hollow parts) are not big enough, there may be support wax that still remains inside when we finish producing your product. This gives your piece a frosted look, which might look cool, but might also not meet your design intentions. - and explain the model does look cool and the trapped wax is part of the design intention as a feature of the model.

On another note, as yet, I've not had an issue with the wax leaking out over time as suggested on the material page.

Paul



I wonder if it would help with customer service to add (trapped wax) into the model name.
]]> jrey 2012-10-29T15:56:22-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=56182&th=5289#msg_56182 denali3ddesign wrote on Mon, 29 October 2012 15:22
Hey Paul sorry if I missed it earlier in the post, but how did you polish the FUD?


I started out with a fine grit wet & dry paper (800 iirc) followed by a finer grit and then used some car paint cutting paste (Turtle Wax Safe Cut) with a buffing wheel on my dremel type rotary tool - the buffing stage is the most delicate, if too much pressure is applied the buffing wheel can create enough heat to ruin the surface and then its back to the paper.

Paul

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