Hackerspace" Received: by 10.58.229.73 with SMTP id so9mr4269524vec.9.1348590540621; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:29:00 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lvl1@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.52.91.169 with SMTP id cf9ls398993vdb.2.gmail; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.70.7 with SMTP id i7mr3864367veu.2.1348590539763; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.70.7 with SMTP id i7mr3864366veu.2.1348590539751; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from mail-vb0-f46.google.com (mail-vb0-f46.google.com [209.85.212.46]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s13si50667vde.2.2012.09.25.09.28.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of bradluys...@gmail.com designates 209.85.212.46 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.212.46; Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of bradluys...@gmail.com designates 209.85.212.46 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=bradluys...@gmail.com; dkim=pass header...@gmail.com Received: by mail-vb0-f46.google.com with SMTP id ff1so7592605vbb.19 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=ONB58Vv6/FogQ9BmaqrCW8ENuLFzV+zAX0QbijCwRSo=; b=A4hJrNAjPXuIk/bsj4D6xZ1hWRNFiRcRMYMRs1GR93zokysy/R0SUBn84CtVPfz6eU Ssi7Z0KHyZKhBY6ThA5TzsyAB2M4dHNnN9UG6iIJRyGq2Q9R4ydAat5k7AleEm1tZ+vG kyAwl4AqwNUHwJeUdpcwSThIvF8DUONqSo5cZNpajwU1i9JcPa5kV/kEFFv+QGcPpnLy jVh2K8wf1B2/qjizroJ17IOpgmhUOqhkaXAGqo+etRRUmmqCVDTm9KcPXetDjOGHE1GW yOaZh94a4Z9z/GQgNsVB+M0opQv6/vyCnEKFn6stRiu0740rrTdVFXcAWzBjQrx6d6X5 jTlw== Received: by 10.58.69.9 with SMTP id a9mr5454982veu.12.1348590539660; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.248.81 with HTTP; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:28:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <5061D745.3060...@gmail.com> From: Brad Luyster Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:28:39 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: {LVL1} How hard would it be to print in wax? To: lvl1@googlegroups.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b624c90105efe04ca8934d1 --047d7b624c90105efe04ca8934d1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 150-180C. ABS works too, but it leaves a residue when it melts out. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Essobi wrote: > I know they use wax for jewelry for detail... PLA could probably work.. > Any idea what is the melting point? > > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Brad Luyster wrote: > >> You can do lost-PLA casting with parts printed from the makerbot. You >> can also do regular 'ol sand casting, using printed parts to make your >> molds. >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:09 PM, essobi wrote: >> >>> Possible to print with wax in a makerbot? >>> >>> >>> >>> Lost wax-sand casting with a device like that could be interesting. >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Essobi > --047d7b624c90105efe04ca8934d1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 150-180C.

ABS works too, but it leaves a residue when it= melts out.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:26= PM, Essobi <ess...@gmail.com> wrote:
I know they use wax for jewelry for detail..= . PLA could probably work.. Any idea what is the melting point?




On= Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Brad Luyster <bradluys...@gmail.com> wrote:
You can do lost-PLA casting with parts print= ed from the makerbot. =A0You can also do regular 'ol sand casting, usin= g printed parts to make your molds.


On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:09 PM, e= ssobi <ess...@gmail.com> wrote:
Possible to print with wax in a makerbot?


Lost wax-sand casting with a device like that could be interesting.





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