3D printing Stainless Steel October 25

Some advice from the Shapeways blog
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There is a great entry on the Shapeways blog for anyone interested in getting some parts printed in 3D. It goes through some things to consider about the shape and wall thickness of the part in relation to the size. Really helpful stuff..

I recently used Shapeways to print some furniture hardware out of stainless steel and am very happy with the results. I will write more on this in a future post, with my personal successes and failures.. of which there were a few..

but the shapeways post is worth reading before you start modeling..

Posted in 3D Printing, Digital Fabrication, Duann Scott, Materials by Duann | Comments are off for this post

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3 Responses to “3D printing Stainless Steel”

  1. Melissa Says:
    October 26th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    I can’t believe this came from a 3d printer. Every time I see new examples of parts being printed, I’m truly amazed.

  2. Jon Says:
    October 26th, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    That is fantastic work, how does 3D printing metal vs laser cutting it compare price and quality wise Duann?

    Jon @ WoodMarvels.com

  3. duann Says:
    October 26th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Hi Jon,
    3D printing stainless steel is more expensive, you are paying by weight, where as with laser cutting you use standard sheets and cutting time is the costly factor.

    a small item 3 x 1 x 1 cm costs around U$13 in stainless steel

    I am quite impressed with the quality of stainless 3d printing, very strong…

    Incredibly functional, I have yet to try printed moving parts

    I will post more on this soon.

    cheers