3D printer, playing with powder and a webpage
Posted by
Graham Stabler
on 2007-06-04 14:01:02 UTC
I thought it would be more efficient to make a quick webpage:
http://www.indoor.flyer.co.uk/3dprint.htm
It contains example prints that I couldn't post to CCED some pictures
of recent building on the powder system and most interestingly some
kitchen sink experiments with plaster and a counter-roller.
Considering the set up and my manual feed plus the unprepared plaster
I think it worked really well. I had to feed slowly which suggests to
me the roller should spin nice and fast if you want to get the gantry
back reasonably quick.
I think its best to think of the roller as a cutting tool with very
tiny teeth, it needs to spin nice and fast for a decent feed rate.
Please note it spins in the opposite direction to a rolling pin, the
other way does not work at all.
Graham
http://www.indoor.flyer.co.uk/3dprint.htm
It contains example prints that I couldn't post to CCED some pictures
of recent building on the powder system and most interestingly some
kitchen sink experiments with plaster and a counter-roller.
Considering the set up and my manual feed plus the unprepared plaster
I think it worked really well. I had to feed slowly which suggests to
me the roller should spin nice and fast if you want to get the gantry
back reasonably quick.
I think its best to think of the roller as a cutting tool with very
tiny teeth, it needs to spin nice and fast for a decent feed rate.
Please note it spins in the opposite direction to a rolling pin, the
other way does not work at all.
Graham