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Having read my digital copy a few days ago I've been waiting for this post so I can ask a question....
ReplyDeleteDo you know which company Andrew used for the metal 3D printing? I know he mentions having originally looked at Shapeways but I can't see any mention of who he actually ended up using for the parts shown in the article.
Having had prints done in steel, silver, and brass from Shapeways (prior to their collapse and rebirth) it would be interesting to know of other options, especially as the exact process will depend on how the company chooses to produce each different metal. For example, the brass and silver parts I had from Shapeways were made by them printing a high quality wax master and then casting as normal (a separate master for each item meant the cost was high but the quality of the parts remained superb, especially in silver which I used to produce jewellery). The steel print however was made by (I believe) laser sintering I believe and the quality was much more like the rough surface of early 3D prints and did need some work, although the cost was much lower. Fortunately I only used steel for internal structures in small models to add weight so surface quality was less of an issue.
I'm still trying to find that out. Andrew was keeping it close to his chest. I'll keep trying.
DeleteThanks. Kind of annoying but given he's running a business I can see his point.
DeleteI almost forgot that you actually handled one of the brass prints I had done; the chassis in the tiny OO9 Hudson-Hunslet you built when Ben failed to get it working was 3D printed via Shapeways and was my first experience of metal 3D printing -- although as I said that term is misleading given the metal was actually cast in that instance.