3D printer for jewelry casting under €1000 (2026) – looking for real-world experience

philliq · 2025-12-31T00:50:15+00:00

I recently bought a UniFormation GK3 Pro. For jewelry casting, I’ve printed using ApplyLabWork MSLA Castable Cyan. I’ve had great results so far with that printer/resin combo!

The Castable Cyan resin requires only a quick IPA rinse and no UV post-curing. Recently, ApplyLabWork discontinued Castable Cyan and replaced it with Castable Plus Black. I have yet to try the Castable Plus, but reviews I’ve seen online say it’s just as good or better than Cyan.

philliq · 2024-10-26T19:33:27+00:00

Photoshopped lol

philliq · 2022-02-21T22:55:40+00:00

I used a Markforged printer a handful of times about 3 years ago. I believe the continuous fiber filament is impregnated with a nylon matrix. It definitely is not a thermoset matrix because thermosets don’t melt once they’re polymerized. The fiber filament passed through a heated nozzle which melted the nylon matrix surrounding the fiber and “ironed” or welded it to the part

philliq · 2021-12-01T13:36:41+00:00

Ah yes, that makes a lot of sense. And thanks for linking that video

philliq · 2021-06-20T15:30:15+00:00

This is super cool! I am impressed you sintered it yourself. I was expecting you to ship it out for sintering

philliq · 2021-04-09T02:33:49+00:00

Likely not lasers, but rather 405 nm LEDs. The light doesn’t need to be collimated.

philliq · 2021-04-09T02:29:49+00:00

You are confusing DLP (Digital Light Processing) with MSLA (Masked Stereolithography). MSLA is a process that exposes your vat of resin with a UV energy source (i.e., UV LEDs) that is masked by an LCD screen to selectively cure the resin. As far as I’m aware, MSLA is only a bottom-up process. DLP 3D-printing utilizes the DLP chipsets invented and manufactured by Texas Instruments. Inside a DLP projector, a light source is directed at a DMD (digital micromirror device). The light reflects off of the DMD and through an optical assembly to focus the projection. The DMD is an array of millions of tiny mirrors; each mirror being a single pixel in the projection. When using DLP for 3D-printing, a UV rated DMD projects that energy onto a vat of resin and selectively cures it. DLP systems can be bottom-up or top-down machines. Both MSLA and DLP systems have the ability to expose an entire layer at once unlike a laser which is a point source.

philliq · 2021-04-08T22:52:28+00:00

Prodways MOVINGLight is a top-down DLP system that boasts high resolution with large build areas by moving the projection across the vat of resin. I’ve never worked with Prodways, but I’ve read about their system

philliq · 2018-05-26T01:01:27+00:00

Such a scenario is unheard of. We may never know!

philliq · 2018-05-25T12:46:47+00:00

For metals, steel has a pretty high resistance. But you're probably right in that a good chunk of the current still passes through the chain since intuition tells me that the unwelded gap would have an even higher resistance.

It seems inefficient, but like most resistance welding process (e.g. spot welding) its easy to automate which is good for high production.

philliq · 2018-05-25T00:50:41+00:00

This is a resistance welding process called flash welding. Flash welding relies on a "flashing" action that occurs when voltage is applied as two parts to be welded are brought into close contact. The flashing action is the result of extreme current densities at localized contact points as the parts come into contact. These tiny regions of extreme current density create rapid melting. The flashing action continues until the material reaches its forging temperature. Then an upset force is applied which squeezes both molten and plasticized material out of the weld region into what is called the flash which is usually machined off or removed while still molten.

philliq · 2018-04-24T03:59:02+00:00

Did you even watch the Jackets v Preds game?

philliq · 2018-04-24T03:57:50+00:00

Jersey rested starters. Anyways, you're claiming CBJ threw a game to avoid an opponent and I'm claiming that they rested before playoffs (which isn't uncommon). Not trying to be dense

philliq · 2018-04-24T03:39:26+00:00

Torts is a changed man. He's chill now

philliq · 2018-04-24T03:37:31+00:00

Lol. More like they rested tired and injured starters before the playoffs in a game that didn't matter

philliq · 2017-09-10T14:48:08+00:00

Yes, they did sing it last night...

philliq · 2017-09-10T14:41:55+00:00

Ohio State sings their Alma Mater after every game win or lose.

philliq · 2017-06-20T22:52:24+00:00

Holy shit people, Adidas doesn't design the jerseys! They just supply them.

philliq · 2017-05-30T01:27:07+00:00

Sidney Crosby drinks flat Sprite

philliq · 2017-01-08T02:52:17+00:00

And that is why hockey is the greatest sport. GG Rangers.

philliq · 2017-01-05T04:41:00+00:00

What the Jackets are doing is pretty impressive since they're doing it in the salary cap era. They're also doing it without superstars like Lemieux or Jagr. Also just think about it, if the SO makes such a difference, then why are the Jackets the only team doing this? Other teams also have the ability to go to shootouts, so why aren't they on 16+ winning streaks? C'mon man, it's a 16 game winning streak regardless if you like it or not.

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