{"id":26785,"date":"2016-08-25T09:18:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T13:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=26785"},"modified":"2017-09-20T15:45:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T19:45:48","slug":"link-up-with-interlocking-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/link-up-with-interlocking-metals","title":{"rendered":"Link Up With Interlocking Metals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blog-interlocking-bronze.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blog-interlocking-bronze.jpg\" alt=\"Our newest finish, bronze!\" width=\"100%\" data-wp-pid=\"26791\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re always looking to push the limits of what\u2019s possible and today, we\u2019re proud to announce the launch of interlocking metals in three materials; brass, silver and by popular request, bronze.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Over the past year we have been experimenting with interlocking metals, slowly rolling it out to more and more members of the community. During that time, we truly pushed the limits of what is possible, and the members of our pilot program gave us valuable feedback allowing us to optimize this process and make it available for everyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8cNRpvCHedU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Interlocking precious metals is a particularly wonderful material as it allows designers to produce parts that are already linked together in the printing process. If you\u2019re a designer who orders multiple parts and links them together at home, interlocking metals is a perfect solution to cut down on your post production time, and sell items directly from your Shapeways shop.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We spoke to some of the designers in our pilot and found out why they love this material:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u201cTo me, to design jewelry specific for 3d printing is to design a piece that could not be made any other way. What I love about interlocking metals, is that it encompasses this idea perfectly. Clients look at my interlocked pieces with wonderment and curiosity, searching for the point at which the metal was cut and re-soldered together. When it clicks and they begin to comprehend how the jewelry was designed and created, is the best moment. They get it and they immediately love the piece even more.\u201d<\/em> &#8212; Lana Lepper, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/lanabetty\">LanaBetty<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/jgmvWTewhDZonUIiEdkrwcqeVYKZLr2jlwksw77aD7XNsZZrxKnt0Uhov8O7_c6u0l0WIjhltEDH2cvmy8nAyM3WIg74lX2T1HO73nDo2RLGQ_22rGolisxdsGqYjvc9gs5P0934\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re interested in the details on interlocking precious metals, you can learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/forum\/t\/tips-tricks-designing-for-interlocking-metals.51522\/#post-158164\">tips and tricks<\/a> of the trade here, and join the conversation on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/forum\/f\/materials.110\/\">forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re always looking to push the limits of what\u2019s possible and today, we\u2019re proud to announce the launch of interlocking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":26846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[481],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shapeways"],"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/interlocking-silv-mat-page-625x468.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Link Up With Interlocking Metals - Shapeways Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We\u2019re always looking to push the limits of what\u2019s possible and today, we\u2019re proud to announce the launch of interlocking metals in three materials; 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