Has any work been done on the FDM printing of moulds for ceramic or
plaster components? I wondered if this might provide a way of creating
the heat-resistant items required in the RepRap? Heater bodies, ready to
be wrapped in nichrome; nozzles perhaps, made as they used to make clay
pipes?
If necessary, the RepRap would even be capable of printing the moulds
for its own oven!
Apologies if I'm teaching Granny to suck eggs. I welcome any advice on
the references used to perfect the technique!
Vik :v)
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Vik Olliver <[log in to unmask]>
Diamond Age Solutions Ltd.
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