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Can I print jewelry without any loss of the precious metal?

What is the 3D printing technology that allow to have minimal loss in precious metals when 3D printing jewels?
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3d Key not strong enough

I 3d-printed a key. When I put it in the lock the pins move but, when I go to turn it the key rips and the lock doesn't turn. I compared it to the real key and it's identical. Is there something I can do to make it work and not rip? Is there some…
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Laybrick - Gaps on top layer

I'm trying to print with Laybrick and for the most part it is going. The problem lies with the top layer and gaps appearing. I've tried increasing the number of top layers but the gaps still appear. Any ideas what else I can try? I'm using…
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Hictop prusa I3 clone - broken z axis right bracket bearing

I was very excited to get my 3d printer but sadly I didn't realise I'd installed the z axis upside down. There's a plastic coupler that goes into the hole for the polished rods it broke then released 1 -2mm sized ball bearing all over my floor. Is…
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How to properly read dimensions for a 3D printer?

I'm trying to find the correct way to read and understand the dimensions of a 3D printer. For example, if I read the following dimensions for the Robo 3D R1 Plus as 10x9x8 Inch - I want to know what 10 stands for (does it mean print height?), 9…
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Which is the best 3D printer to print bodies scanned?

I want to print people's bodies scanned (or get 'minimes', see the Figure 1). And I watched that the printer 'project 660' is very good to do this (Figure 1). But, the price of that printer is really expensive, roughly $60'000. And If you want to…
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Materials testing of 3D printed parts

What parameters are needed when preparing to model a 3D printed part in (ANSYS or Abaqus)? Are there specific tests? Update We have been using FDM printing, with PLA. Our parts are for a quadcopter arm. I'm not worried immediately about having a…
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What are the long term material properties of VeroWhitePlus 3D printer material?

I have been 3D printing parts with an Objet 30 Polyjet 3D printer for about a year now, primarily using Stratasys VeroWhitePlus UV cured model material. In general, the parts seem to become more brittle over time, which I assume is due to the parts…
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Setting Resolution?

Hello I have a Prusa I3 I am currently able to get press fit parts with my current settings. I am using Ramps 1.4 hardware and repetier software and cura as my slicer. I am printing with a .2 mm layer height right now but would like to get a better…
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Bulging filaments - How can catch them before they go in the printer

After multiple jams from bulging filaments on two spools I'm getting frustrated. One, right before a job was done. Is there something I can do to prevent these bulges in filaments from ruining jobs? What can I do to prevent this from happening in…
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Cut a Möbius strip in four parts with interlocking

I'm a beginner with OpenSCAD. I use to work with Rhino, but I have no more license and the new Fablab I'm working with uses OpenSCAD, so I'm learning OpenSCAD now. The picture below shows what I want to do, I need this to be able to 3D print several…
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How to solve broken FEP

I have a Creality LD-006 resin printer and my FEP breaks very often. When I'm printing I heard a hard "tac¨" (it's because the cured resin is taking of the FEP when the printing bed goes up). I'm using a Creality standard resin white with 2.7…
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Changing a teflon tube inside a hotend, help with disassembly

I have an HBot 3D 1.1 printer (it's a CoreXY style printer, newer versions are produced by ZMorph). I think that a filament guide tube inside the hotend got damaged, resulting in decreased diameter, which means I can't push the filament through it.…
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What is this called and how do I avoid it? (model frees itself from support structure and warps upwards)

I want to print the following model on my Kobra Max using ABS. I have uploaded it here. I have tried it 3 times now, it always results in this: As you can see, one part managed to break free from the support and warped upwards. At this point, I…
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Which material can be used to print a drop protector?

I would like to print a custom version of something akin to this rugged case that was originally created using injection molding: The outside consists of a material that is a bit softer than the main body. It is used to protect the electronics…
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