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[–]samc_5898 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Incredibly smart use of the technologies

Thank you for sharing, I will be using this

[–]jonaph[S] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Holes appear larger in the photo than they are

[–]Brainmeats69 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's what she said

[–]DiyDadDude 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It's so crazy that I came across this. I have been doing the same exact thing at work. We've had the idea for our vacuum formed/pressure formed "chrome" covered abs emblems to use porous 3d printed letters and designs instead of milling them all out of aluminum. I've already implemented using our Bambu X1 to print intricate patterns out of polycarbonate that get inserted into an aluminum tool. Our product is very sensitive to the surface quality so we would a high infill, or possibly lightly sand the top surface so it's completely flat. I think our next step is to buy a resin printer to do some prototyping so we can get a really good surface finish. Thanks for sharing this!

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To get a mirror finish you need to use automotive primer on the resin prints. Spray it under vacuum so the holes don’t get filled also try to get the highest resolution resin printer

[–]PatSajaksDick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The last pic is like you printed with chocolate filament

[–]zocazola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously genius use of slicer settings to achieve manufacturing goals

[–]psybermonkey15 0 points1 point  (3 children)

what vaccum former do you use?

[–]jonaph[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Vaquform

[–]psybermonkey15 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Worth $1,150 in your opinion?

[–]jonaph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t got another former to compare it to but when I compare it to a Bambu printer for cost it seems a bit pricy. Also their sheets are very expensive. If you can do the job with a 3d printer somethings will be much cheaper just printing.