ColorFabb testing Metalfill Bronze

[skint 61]

My girlfriend is really bugging me lately, to marry her! I have been putting it off for a long time because I don't want to pay for a ring haha... maybe this will be her solution. Please keep it quiet

 

[woofy 12]

If you can persuade your gf to accept bronze instead of gold - go for it, you'll never find better.

 

[foehnsturm 969]

Last ring for now, I'll continue with other objects.

Some people here got addicted to printing cylinders ... I will try to avoid getting addicted to polishing rings.

It looks like my LED desk lamp completely lacks this specific blue wavelength.

 

[Dim3nsioneer 557]

Come on, Lord of the Rings... there is (the) one you have not yet made... call your printer 'Mount Doom' and hit print... :cool:

 

[skint 61]

Haha, one ring to rule them all !

 

[anon4321 16]

LOTR is immediately where my mind went...

 

[drayson 75]

@ skint - same issue at my home front... :-)

But I guess such a unique handmade ring might be a suitable solution

[Nicolinux 288]

Guys... don't let these opportunities slip too often. You might regret it and no cool tech in the world will be able to fill the void (sad panda speaking from experience).

 

[skint 61]

@drayson nice one. I don't think my g/f would ever forgive me if I handed her a plastic ring that I sanded down myself for 3 days haha.

Nico... awww whenever we meet at an ultimaker event, I`m gonna give you such a massive man hug

 

[Nicolinux 288]

Thanks man.

If I'd said "I am looking forward to it" - I know the bromance talk would start again and then I'd get nervous and would have to look at hot ladies on the web just to cool off

 

[skint 61]

bhahahahaa

 

[jeremie 13]

I fail to get the same polish as foehnsturm... it was a quick attempt to show it at my fablab tomorrow

The best I got was with steel wool, with the ring placed on a rod in a drill at slow speed (I am lazy).

Re-heating with hot air gives more reflection on the bronze particles, but I do not get the varnish aspect.

Also I confirm, how shiny it is vastly depends on the light and direction.

 

 

[Daid 306]

My girlfriend is really bugging me lately, to marry her! I have been putting it off for a long time because I don't want to pay for a ring haha... maybe this will be her solution. Please keep it quiet

 

Shapeways has silver and gold. Bit more expensive, but I think still a lot cheaper then custom wedding rings.

 

[drayson 75]

:-)

ha, shapeways... no, I have the best machine ever at home :-)

don´t underestimate "highly personalized and build with blood&sweat and lot of effort" made things..

I think, my GF would like it (as an intermediate solution - of course :-) )

I think, Markus shall post a detailed "how to" / "ring101" to assist in understanding the polishing procedure - isn´t...

@Markus - please... imagine, somebody´s future might depend on this...

 

[foehnsturm 969]

Polishing cubes instead ...

A loaded dice, half ColorFabb Bronze (three times as heavy) and half BioFila Linen.

A serious empirical study with 20 throws showed seven times a 6 and only one 1. Children will love it.

 

[gr5 2,172]

A serious empirical study with 20 throws

 

Wow. Must have taken you all day, lol.

 

[Dim3nsioneer 557]

@foehnsturm: Children will only love it if they are allow to use this dice but not the adults...

seriously: I see some bumps in the BioFila Linen. Is this due to some tweaking while printing or to a diameter variation?

 

[foehnsturm 969]

I raised temperature from 180 to 205°C and played with flow rate. It prints well at 180°C but I saw some underextrusion. The recommended temperature is 175°C up to > 210°C. Quite a large range and I'm still not sure what is best for the smooth surface I wanted here.

 

[foehnsturm 969]

More pics: http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/5837-a-first-look-at-biofila-linen/?p=53308

 

[jeremie 13]

Another well-suited use of bronze... I ran out of mine but I was given a small 1-2 meters only, too bad

I also think this filament is very tolerant and quite easy to print, one good point!

 

[foehnsturm 969]

I also think this filament is very tolerant and quite easy to print, one good point!

 

Absolutely true, it lays down somewhat paste-like. Overhangs prints at least as good as regular PLA.

The more I try filled PLA or other stuff like BioFila the more I like it: Other material properties, new surface feel - overall less plastic-like appearance.

 

[colorfabb 3]

Yes, previous question about wear produced by the filament is not answered.

 

We've been testing bronzeFill for three weeks now on a UM original and haven't seen wear related issues. Every now and then I switch back to PLA/PHA and check if the print quality still looks the same. Then again it's a very difficult thing to actually measure, if the filament would cause the nozzle to wear out quickly we would have noticed by now The UM original must have printed about 1,5 kg of the stuff.

@jeremie nice looking ring! Regular copper polish worked well for me.

@foehnsturm the load dice is a cool example! Inspired us to print a few dices at the Haxpo this week. Also the Inception top is good idea, think I might make a few of those myself too Thanks for all the testing, great work!

 

[chrisp 10]

All those prints are looking fantastic!

Let's just skip the bronze and get to the good stuff.....GOLD.

 

[Nicolinux 288]

I'd be happy to play with the bronze stuff first...

@colorfabb: any ETA for the bronze filament?

 

[skint 61]

Yeah c`mon colorfabb, at the moment I have NO colorfabb filament in my office... show me the bronze!!