MWF FEED
27th November 2018, 10:10 AM
I started this journey with making a small wooden split pattern but couldnt figured a good way to do my logo and the text. Sometime later I got a Aldi 3D Printer.
So I downloaded Fusion 360 and got to learning on the fly and 3D modeled my anvil with draft.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/382a655659ccd6070fe5de28ccf81b0a.jpg
First print using sample filament that came with the printer hence color changes as it ran out.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/2ae6abf98314b7098363644d325fc192.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/ab01b52f96b5e0f48f2660b30f43347b.jpg
I printed a whole bunch more for economics its cheaper to have 8 in a mould than individually ram each one up.
Had a fixed flask dimension and had to try to work out how many I could fit into the flask and where the sprue, runners, gates etc would be.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/4b2eb5f9a4c580fd05f702ba400d3323.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/67c9bd4a01ba021143f6c320bcc7844f.jpg
I sprayed all the prints with high build spray putty and hand sanded them all back with wet n dry paper. I didnt want any of the print layers showing through.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/c2fba0a8decb2bd8daee6f03203057f2.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/597989cd7321774d45bfe0e3f41829e6.jpg
I drew up a template for the flask and drilled the location pins.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/47e18b19831de175d99c92cc6d5ed1cc.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/ae2a502b1343a30d7ea3d4916b948547.jpg
The match plate all rammed up gives this sand mould in the flask.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/8d1b247bf0e124caff5f8844b7cad86b.jpg
After pouring in bronze.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/26852b89a9a40e3936bce917a26b6cba.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/1654ead2558889b4254c2cf07a9f95a3.jpg
Read the full thread at metalworkforums.com... (http://metalworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=202651&goto=newpost)
So I downloaded Fusion 360 and got to learning on the fly and 3D modeled my anvil with draft.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/382a655659ccd6070fe5de28ccf81b0a.jpg
First print using sample filament that came with the printer hence color changes as it ran out.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/2ae6abf98314b7098363644d325fc192.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/ab01b52f96b5e0f48f2660b30f43347b.jpg
I printed a whole bunch more for economics its cheaper to have 8 in a mould than individually ram each one up.
Had a fixed flask dimension and had to try to work out how many I could fit into the flask and where the sprue, runners, gates etc would be.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/4b2eb5f9a4c580fd05f702ba400d3323.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/67c9bd4a01ba021143f6c320bcc7844f.jpg
I sprayed all the prints with high build spray putty and hand sanded them all back with wet n dry paper. I didnt want any of the print layers showing through.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/c2fba0a8decb2bd8daee6f03203057f2.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/597989cd7321774d45bfe0e3f41829e6.jpg
I drew up a template for the flask and drilled the location pins.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/47e18b19831de175d99c92cc6d5ed1cc.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/ae2a502b1343a30d7ea3d4916b948547.jpg
The match plate all rammed up gives this sand mould in the flask.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/8d1b247bf0e124caff5f8844b7cad86b.jpg
After pouring in bronze.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/26852b89a9a40e3936bce917a26b6cba.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181126/1654ead2558889b4254c2cf07a9f95a3.jpg
Read the full thread at metalworkforums.com... (http://metalworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=202651&goto=newpost)