RE: [rp-ml] Investment casting

From: Doug Johnson (doug.johnson@gxsc.com)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2007 - 22:20:00 EET


Bill,

We have a 2 model 406 units (one we only ran once - we used to sell them).
We are looking to sell them. We also have a 400. All were demo machines and
barely used.

Doug Johnson
262-790-1080 x1118

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi] On Behalf
Of Brett Lyons
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:08 AM
To: Bill Bedford
Cc: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: Re: [rp-ml] Investment casting

Hi Bill,

The Z310 and 810 (if you can get one) are great for IC work. It cant compete
with quickcast for accuracy and min wall section, but has other redeeming
qualities, relative to what type of casting you are making.
There was a paper (mine) on the topic in the TCT conference procedings from
this year if you're interested in more info.

-Brett

Brett Lyons
Senior Research Technician, UM3D Lab
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering FSAE, SAE, SME, AFS
734-647-5497

Quoting Bill Bedford <billb@mousa.uk.com>:

> I'm looking at the possibility of using a 3d printer to directly
> produce waxes for investment casting for low volume production.
>
> Has anyone any experience of doing this?
>
> What machines would people recommend and are there any potential
> problem I should be aware of?
>
> --
> Bill Bedford
>
> "Nothing is as important as model railways and even that isn't very
> important"
>
> -some wiseguy somewhere
>
>
>
>



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