How strong will this face plate (attached) be if printed in proto-pasta stainless steel? I want the face plate to be able to take a beating? How strong will the rest of the helmet be if printed in this thickness, assuming you know iron man’s helmet? Thanks.
FacePlate.stl (3.3 MB)
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The item will not be stronger because of the stainless steel in the filament, it will be heavier though
The powder they add usually does not have the size and thus ability to “grab together” to make it stronger.
SOC3D
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Are you trying to print it or get it printed? I’d say test it or order a sample print. If you need to know how thick to make the model order a set of sample plates 1" x 1" x 1/16,1/8,1/4 or whatever thickness you are thinking of. I order custom materials (within reason) for sample prints when it’s requested. I’ll normally print off the rest of the spool on giveaways or props. https://www.3dhubs.com/grand-rapids-mi/hubs/miaviator
Xeno
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do you want to do cosplay, or fight the HULK ?
SOC3D
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What’s the difference? Hulk could be lurking anywhere ready to strike.
If this is the case, how does the carbon fibre filament give more strength? I imagine with a good enough melt of the lower layer, the stainless steal may give added strength benefits.
I’ve not actually printed with this stuff though, so I have no idea
It will be used as a prop.
Would you be able to print some of these face plates out as a test and mail them to me? I would love to see the different thicknesses. You can just print them in PLA.
Yeah, it’s a nightmare trying to get this printed without having a printer and knowing little about this filament.
SOC3D
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That model is not a simple or efficient print so no, you would have to order the full prints. This is why I suggested small plates of different thickness. They can be printed on a non-production printer and don’t require as much time or material as the full model. Plates would give you a way to see how the different materials hold up and what they look like.
That is actually really smart. Would you be able to do that for me?
SOC3D
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Yes, just put an inquiry in my hub and list the thickness(es) you want. I can source a roll of the actual material you are looking for as well. https://www.3dhubs.com/grand-rapids-mi/hubs/miaviator Shouldn’t our hub pages be automatically linked?
SOC3D
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One other thing, if you coated standard PLA or petg in XTC-3D or another clear epoxy with some metal powder or casting powder from smooth-on or alumilite you could likley get the redish and goldish colors with a high shine. https://www.smooth-on.com/products/cast-magic/ Alumilite - Mold Making & Casting Resins
Ok, thanks! Yeah your hub is linked!
Awesome! Could I do this with proto-pasta stainless steel?
SOC3D
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Yes. If you polished up the filament and then coated it with a powder laced epoxy it would quite awesome.
