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Vice Metal Casting from 3D Printed Patterns
Collaborated with SuperDave to make 3D-Printed patterns to create Metal Castings for a Small Workshop Vice ... and some other items.
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I will update this Post after have finished machining the castings ... Aluminum, Brass, and Cast Iron
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For the long Story & Lots of Photos Click this Website Link:
https://ctmprojectsblog.wordpress.co...nted-patterns/
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The Short story is 3D-Printers are basically toys right now, but there are some things you can do with them like making patterns for Sand Mold Metal Casting.
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Created the designs with SolidWorks CAD software ... then Split the patterns ... and added alignment holes ... and then converted the files to .STL ... and then 3D-Printed the patterns.
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SuperDave cast some of my part designs and some of his part designs.
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It might take me a while to machine all these castings, but I am looking forward to the practice.
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We draw the pattern designs in SolidWorks and then 'Centroid' Scale-Up the patterns to account for cooling 'shrink' of whatever metal going to cast them out of which works very well to create accurate dimension final castings.
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Experimented using carbon rods for cores (Including Air Carbon Arc Gouging Rods)
SuperDave's Idea!! :clapping:
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Short 2 minute video showing the SolidWorks Assembly Design ...
https://youtu.be/91v1Hc2XCuE
CHEERS!! :beer2:
I'm waiting for the new 2017 3D-Printer technology options
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Imabass
Great work!
I have been considering getting into the 3d printing. I was thinking I could print out LPG carburetors and conversion carburetor spacers for small engines.
Never though about using it for sandcast molding which is something else I would like to get into. I can think of many uses for sandcasting aluminum motorcycle parts.
REPLY ~ THANK YOU for the NOTE :)
3D-Printing equipment is getting better and less expensive each year ... It is one of those things whereby if you procrastinate a little you will end up spending less money and have better equipment.
The 3D-Printer I use was made about 3 years ago and I am going to wait until 2017 to buy another one because there is some VERY cool stuff that will be released in 2017.
Faster ABS plastic 3D-printers ... at home Carbon-Fiber 3D-Printing ... Smaller versions of Metal, Wax, and Ceramic 3D-Printers, etc.
I use the time while waiting for next year designing all the CAD files I want to 3D-Print next year. :drool:
CHEERS!! :martini: