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=30763&th=5801#msg_30763 These have been 3D printed in 'strong and flexible'

The design on Shapeways.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/291897/linear_lotus_ring_size _m___us_size_6.html?gid=ug

The unellenu store on shapeways - for designer objects, fractal art, sculpture and jewelry.
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/unellenu

unellenu website
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]]> unellenu 2011-07-13T01:50:09-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30765&th=5801#msg_30765
Imagine how amazing they would look in silver.. swoon..]]> bitstoatoms 2011-07-13T02:17:22-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30767&th=5801#msg_30767
I'd love one in silver but they are just outside shapeways maximum silver size - 3cm deep but I might produce a silver one with a non-shapeways caster.
I was wondering about trying my luck with the 'break the rules' section of stainless steel - although I'm not sure if the petals have enough support structure.
Otherwise the strong and flexible ones are colourful, light and comfy to wear

Have a good one,
Janelle]]> unellenu 2011-07-13T02:41:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30774&th=5801#msg_30774 I looked into a place in St Peters near Sydney park that do wax prints and then silver lost was casting, they were way too expensive compered to shapeways though. If your interested still they are called "Rapid Prototyping services"

Leigh]]> MuseumofSmallThings 2011-07-13T04:27:24-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30777&th=5801#msg_30777
The other option for some designs (depending on geometry) is to create the first prototype wax print to cast....then have a rubber mold made from the silver model. The rubber mold can then be injected with wax which then can be cast in various precious metals - thus avoiding recurrent wax printing costs....of course this only works for models where a few of the same thing are required, and the quality isn't always quite as lovely as the original (seams, minor shrinkage etc).

Who knows the lovely Shapeways people might change the design rules to accept larger sterling silver pieces (I hope), oh and I noticed that imaterialise is now offering gold and silver too (hope I don't get grumped at for mentioning non-Shapeways producers on this forum).

Janelle]]> unellenu 2011-07-13T05:47:47-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30778&th=5801#msg_30778
Leigh]]> MuseumofSmallThings 2011-07-13T06:31:54-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30921&th=5801#msg_30921 Friday Finds.

]]> ana 2011-07-15T17:09:44-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30947&th=5801#msg_30947 ]]> unellenu 2011-07-16T00:19:58-00:00