Metal filled filaments are pure fun :)

[Joerg_4]

This is Mjolnir (mjolnir by januszeko - Thingiverse) printed on my UMO+ in ProtoPasta stainless steel and Colorfabb Copperfill, Brassfil and Bronzefill. Polished in self designed rock tumbler (Affordable Rock Tumbler by J_T_3_D - Thingiverse) for 48 hours and finished with buff wheel.

What have you printed with these materials? Please show and share

Cheers,

Joerg

[Arnoldas]

Woah! Those are some sick prints! @victorp @pherkan check it out

[pherkan]

These are awesome! I’m kinda jealous.

[en3DStudios_com]

Amazing! How many outer walls did u use?!

[DeGrazendeSlak]

Yep, nice pieces of printcraft (and photography).

[Joerg_4]

just 2 walls of 0.4mm

[en3DStudios_com]

What tumbler filler did you use to polish these?

[en3DStudios_com]

WOw just 2!

[3dpGeek]

These look great! Great pictures too!

Here is a Proto-Pasta Stainless Steel Print and a Filamentive Carbon Fiber I did

[Joerg_4]

brass screws approx. 24 hours and walnut shells for ~24 hours

[en3DStudios_com]

Thanks!

[Joseph_1]

Printed a chess set:

[Joerg_4]

You’re welcome

[Bas_Vd_Elsen]

Are metal filled filaments stronger than normal plastic or is it just for the metal look?

[Joseph_1]

In my experience they’re actually weaker and more brittle. Used some tungston filled filament and accidently forgot to change my settings. Printed it with 1 shell and it crumbled like eggshell when I put any pressure on it.

But it sure looks good.

[Joseph_1]

Walnut shells? I haven’t heard that one. That tumbles metal? Gonna have to give that a try.

[Joerg_4]

Wow this is really cool. Thanks for sharing

[Joerg_4]

It’s just for the look

But the Colorfabb filaments are not (much) weaker than regular PLA.

[Joerg_4]

the nutshells make the surface smoother - in theory

I am not sure if this is really necessary. Sometimes things help, allthough they only exist in your imagination

[imagine3dps]

I heard that any additive that disrupts the “plastic matrix” makes it weaker. So I would imagine that the metal powder just messes with the strength of the plastic. But it sure does look pretty!