I love seeing manufacturing and 3d printing in mfg settings. I work in mfg (not 3d printing, sadly).

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    11 months ago

    All that white filament. They must go through a lot of nozzles.

    Though it’s hard to see from the video whether they’re using something special like a ruby-tipped one or whatever. Also, maybe a wider nozzle makes a difference.

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        11 months ago

        Titanium Dioxide is fairly abrasive, and it’s one of the most common white pigments. It could be something else though, that’s just my best guess.

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    11 months ago

    Awesome video, very cool to watch FDM 3D printing used in a modern manufacturing process. That said I don’t think “Mass producing” is the correct term here. A boutique sign company offering custom, chiefly handmade signs (after the printing is complete) is the opposite of mass production: A lot of work is going in to each of these and they probably aren’t churning them out.

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    11 months ago

    This is a great video. Here is my best guess for the process, but I’m not a 100%

    • Use weird mouse to make design
    • Use a water soluble adhesive so the filament sticks
    • Clean up edges with a torch
    • Put resin in for stability and UV cure
    • Put color resin in for front look and UV cure
    • Put really cool LED tape on that I would love to have the source for
    • Hang