Cheat for molding 3d printed parts.

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6 жыл бұрын

Quick way to make a repeatable mold for 3d printed items with flat backs.
If you're interested in helping with Magic Wheelchair, here's a link to their page.
www.magicwheelchair.org/

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@Innovator91 5 жыл бұрын

That was a very handy tip. Awesome! Keep coming with these good videos. Thanks

@Robothut 6 жыл бұрын

Great idea printing the box around the part to be molded ! Also its a great idea for just making a custom box for any part that is going to cast as you can make a very shape fitting box and save silicon.

@ToyMakerprops 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet, plus boxes leak if hot glue is not perfect. I really like this method. Thnx for the tips

@JosephLorentzen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I was looking for unique candle molds- or actually how to make multiple lost wax castings for metal casting. I was in a quagmire in how to make the negative of the object I wanted to make.

@mikejohnson8255 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea my friend.

@KRGraphicsCG 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I did this for my current engineering project where I have small parts, and now I feel compelled to just make a box to simplify my life (I had to clean all of the master models).

@haruruben 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea, and you can use less silicone by making a very optimized box.. hypothetically you could make a keyed 2 part mold with this method as well

@MannEMar 3 жыл бұрын

First time seeing something like this...and its genius!!! 😎👍👍

@steadyb78 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome mate 👌🏻

@jwonderfulsuccess Жыл бұрын

Good idea 🙏🕊

@leekotvfilms5236 4 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant

@DRob70 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. You have a new subscriber

@luisgomes4220 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! thanks for that. did you record a part two with a two part mold example? thanks in advance!

@Tcustoms 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@leekotvfilms5236 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@cookiescream6674 2 жыл бұрын

When your going to the box settings will I just click them to add the walls and combine it?

@elmareao 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, why you just didn't cast you piece using the 3d printed mold? What do you think about doing it in that way? I've seen some guys doing that for some pieces...

@charlesforbin6937 6 жыл бұрын

Blessings to you and yours for being involved in this great cause.....aaaaand keep makin these great videos...when your evil (or just pain in the butt clone) is asleep...cause you know he will screw somin up ooor break somin.....and Never fess up to it let alone pay for it. Big fan, awesome vids Gordon!!!

@lazyman1011 2 жыл бұрын

A mm and three quarters. That was the best measurement I’ve ever heart. You’re brain is mathematically like grown up with the father speaking to named metric and the mother named imperial :D.

@yurievi4 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. And what are the drawbacks of making 3d-printed molds out of, lets say, PLA filament? Why are silicone molds better?

@gordontarpley 4 жыл бұрын

PLA isn't flexible enough for most types of molds. If the parts you're trying to cast don't have any undercuts it is possible though if you use enough release agent to prevent your casting material from sticking.

@orgonitechick2445 3 жыл бұрын

What software program are you using for this? I'm getting a 3D printer and want to make molds for resin casting for orgonite. Any suggestions would be most helpful to figure out how to go about this! Thank you!

@gordontarpley 3 жыл бұрын

For this project I used Fusion360

@RetroGamer7200 6 жыл бұрын

Have you ever made a 4-LOM suit? I have never seen a replica. I figure the method for making a 4-LOM body would be similar to a C-3PO. A tutorial would be awesome.

@gordontarpley 6 жыл бұрын

not YET! Love that droid and It's 100% on my to-do list . I do have a Threepio torso set aside to be converted into a 4-LOM. I was lucky enough to have access to screen-used torso and head (and shorts, at a totally separate location) and got lots of reference photos.

@sharmin83 5 жыл бұрын

Hi.... which option in simplify 3d you use to join the 2 bodies as one single piece to print.

@gordontarpley 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't used simply 3d yet. What are you trying to join? Maybe try in meshmixer?

@Dane69 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Gordon, do you sell or make the neck for the EV-9D9, i have the head, but not the neck. thanks

@gordontarpley 6 жыл бұрын

if you have a 3d printer, I'll post it to thingiverse sooon-ish. got to do a few minor tweaks. Did you build the head yourself or get it from a maker?

@Dane69 6 жыл бұрын

i have a 3d printer, i did buy this head from a seller on RPF some years ago. -thanks

@channelvr1293 3 жыл бұрын

That's not cheating ....that's saving time , saving silicone and working cleaner..... Nice !

@image001de 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Awesome video! What 3D printer are you using? Looking for one that prints that smooth! Tanks

@image001de 4 жыл бұрын

No one?

@Ruggada 4 жыл бұрын

@@image001de Hey man. You can either use a laser sintered/resin printer which print almost perfect or use a product coating on your PLA prints called XTC-3D that will add a thin layer of hard drying smooth resin over the layers from your print. Hope this helps :)

@Retroyesi Жыл бұрын

Si ❤ makes sense

@EnergySeeker Жыл бұрын

what silicon did you use ? and what spray release also ?

@gordontarpley Жыл бұрын

This is MoldStar 30 by Smooth-On. If I used any release with this it would be Ease Release 200 by Mann Release Technologies.

@EnergySeeker Жыл бұрын

@@gordontarpley thanks for your fast reply

@buckaroosan5571 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have any post process smoothing of the print lines? I know even with low layer heights with FDM you still have minor layer lines. Or did you use your Form 2?

@gordontarpley 6 жыл бұрын

I printed this on the prusa and print lines were pretty minimal. I typically use a thin primer, usually Krylon. For this project it more than did the trick. for more detailed parts it would probably take a little more fine cleanup. Going to do a video on primers this week. ;)

@christopheradamson6603 5 жыл бұрын

@@gordontarpley sorry for the newb question, but are you saying you primed, painted and sanded this part before filling with the silicone?

@christopheradamson6603 5 жыл бұрын

or did you just spray primer, let dry, and then pour the mold? thanks for the help!

@ThatJay283 Жыл бұрын

would it be more efficient to just print the mold?

@gordontarpley Жыл бұрын

Depending on what material your castings will be, yes. Essentially what I did here was print a mold, to more easy cast another mold, to make more robust castings more quickly. Magic time!