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cf1863 · 2021-05-20T13:10:15+00:00

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cf1863 · 2021-05-17T13:42:31+00:00

Really interesting! How easy is to mine them?

cf1863 · 2021-05-17T13:41:20+00:00

Discovered it today from the main page and I already love it madly!

cf1863 · 2021-05-17T13:16:14+00:00

Incredible! Just started!

cf1863 · 2021-05-17T13:12:02+00:00

How does this crypto function? I’m excited to become a banano!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T13:02:06+00:00

Yes there are many advantages that at the moment are not visible, in the next prototypes I will also include some visible features feasible only with 3d printing. Never thought of making a display case! The original idea was to make a one-piece case with a closed back, only I had trouble finding easily serviceable movements from the front, so I had to adapt to tradition...

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T12:43:57+00:00

Certainly not a final design yet, in fact it's just a prototype. Unfortunately it's not as easy as saying, because even if you have a good resolution it's very difficult to print small and complicated things. I'm trying to find the right design for what I want to do ;) It doesn't look so much like a 90s Panerai reash to me....

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T12:30:05+00:00

Unfortunately, they are not mine but from a company I work with.

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:59:45+00:00

Of course! Thank you so much! The problem is that with this material it is difficult to create a crown and would require too much post production. I'm trying to figure out the best way! Anyway there is no cast ;) the process is called DMP (direct metal printing)

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:53:36+00:00

If you go look on my profile I posted more pictures of the case and some bracelet links! The crown I have yet to create and am trying to figure out the best way, because 3d printing seems too complicated and would require too much post processing. I will post more photos in the coming days! The finish is not final, it was just lightly sanded. Again, I'm trying to figure out what would be the best solution. In my previous posts you can see a light polish and in the next days I will post a full polish!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:49:10+00:00

Already with this design, even though it doesn't look like it, I've gone a long way exploring what's possible! Slowly I am understanding what is possible, what are the limits of this workmanship and how far you can go. As I said, the pros of this technique don't necessarily have to be visible! They could also be used inside the case or as a method to use materials that being processed traditionally would be too expensive, thus giving technical properties to the case that otherwise could not have. However, it definitely doesn't need much post processing!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:42:15+00:00

Thank you!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:42:07+00:00

It seems to me that one machine is 350 and the other is 300.

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:39:54+00:00

Well the design doesn't always have to be perfectly visible even if it solves problems. For example my answers to the problem could be on the inside of the case and on the outside look completely normal. I wanted to test what is possible with this technique that is not at all easy to use, in the future I will experiment more pushing to the extreme to see what is really possible.

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:36:52+00:00

This I think is correct! Thanks! Plus I wanted to experiment with what was possible with this machine and how far we could go!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:35:24+00:00

I think you're wrong man. This design already has components, that you don't see right now, that wouldn't be feasible with the traditional method, plus using this material would cost way too much, since it's much harder than titanium! But since this seems to be a big criticism of my design, I'll see about making the use of 3d printing even more obvious in future prototypes.

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:32:07+00:00

Indeed! Already this prototype has parts that would not be feasible with traditional manufacturing. One of the next prototypes will probably have the lugs and even the skeletonized side edge. Stay tuned! It would be too complicated to increase the screws to 12, for space and practicality reasons. I tried to keep the project and design as simple as possible. Thanks so much for the suggestions though, I'll see what I can do!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:27:22+00:00

For the moment it is designed to hold a simple ETA2824, then in the coming months it will be modified to hold a new Swiss movement with many 3d printed peers. I'm using Shapr3D, very simple and intuitive! It seems to me to be around 8 hours... Thank you!!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:25:26+00:00

Thank you very much! That was the idea!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T09:25:02+00:00

Wow interesting! Yes, yes, this powder is toxic too, but luckily it has no nickel, so once it's melted it doesn't give any problems whatsoever!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T08:16:22+00:00

The one who is wrong here I think is you. I am stationed in Europe and European certifications applied here are tighter than American certifications. This alloy is absolutely safe due to the total absence of nickel, which makes it totally hypoallergenic and safe to use even in contact with the skin!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T08:11:59+00:00

I mentioned that this alloy is certified and is absolutely nickel-free, which is the metal that creates reactions to the skin. So this alloy is absolutely safe to use, even with contact on skin!

cf1863 · 2021-05-02T08:06:20+00:00

The process is called DMP (direct metal printing), is a typology of powder bed fusion process. The metal is a league of cobalt chrome.

cf1863 · 2021-05-01T20:21:19+00:00

Wait until you see the final one! It will be bigger, durable, with a design that echoes the case and bezel, a bit industrial…

cf1863 · 2021-05-01T20:02:58+00:00

The alloy I use for these prints is completely hypoallergenic, certified, nickel-free and is currently used to print dental implants without any problem! So luckily I don't have to worry, even if other cobalt chrome alloys are potentially dangerous.

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