tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post3610291018706764566..comments2024-03-26T19:46:33.565-07:00Comments on Random Walks: "Lost Wax" Bronze Casting from 3D Printed PieceJohn Kurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-44993851585686527662015-09-24T10:24:27.217-07:002015-09-24T10:24:27.217-07:00I have! MIT Media Labs calls the process G3DP, and...I have! MIT Media Labs calls the process G3DP, and it looks like a coil pot. http://matter.media.mit.edu/environments/details/g3dp<br /><br />This isn't new though. Mark Peiser calls it 'cold stream casting' and was doing it by hand starting back in 2004.<br />http://www.markpeiser.com/portfolio/cold_stream/cs.html<br /><br />You can smooth out the striations of polylactic acid by exposing it to vapors of tetrahydrofuran, which is a carcinogen.<br /> John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-60904118561679476002015-09-24T09:35:29.324-07:002015-09-24T09:35:29.324-07:00have you seen the 3-D printed glass vessels? same...have you seen the 3-D printed glass vessels? same striations. that's a big defect as far as I'm concerned. and apparently even in plastic you can see the individual layers.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com