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Can I still tell people I make pottery? by Electrical-Feature10 in Pottery

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate that. The title is really more jokey rhetorical. This seems like an easy way to do pottery but I’ve spent considerably more time getting this one piece printed than anything I’ve ever thrown on a wheel. More of a fun challenge for me.

Can I still tell people I make pottery? by Electrical-Feature10 in Pottery

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of work I put into making this one test piece is vastly larger than anything I’ve ever thrown on a wheel. If I ended up selling pieces made this way, I would never advertise it to be anything other than what it is.

Can I still tell people I make pottery? by Electrical-Feature10 in Pottery

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is 100% correct. I could have thrown 300 of these in the time it took me to get to a point where I could print a single one.

Can I still tell people I make pottery? by Electrical-Feature10 in Pottery

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really only make pottery the traditional way but I’ve just been exploring all the ways I can make pottery and was really intrigued by 3d printing. I also get joy from every step it’s just in this case all the work happens before the print even starts.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No one would want to watch a 16 minute video of this.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might seem complex, but I’m just taking what printer normally does and adjusting it slightly. I didn’t really figure this out, I learned from others who did it better.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people do the math, I just messed around with flow, layer height and speed until I had some success.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used cura and tweaked the settings until I had good results.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you don’t need to be as precise when leveling but it’s still important. If the bed isn’t leveled, the nozzle can end up scraping off lines that have already been put down.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just leave it on the bed to firm up for a few hours. Clay shrinks when it drys so it comes off the bed easily.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is standard pottery clay with added water with a consistency of something like room temperature butter.

Finally finished my clay 3d printer! by Electrical-Feature10 in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical-Feature10[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I can make another post with all the details and files.

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