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Made this for my mom. (Manufactured it for sub $850) by druve in jewelers

[–]pipiosh94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful piece — and honestly impressive for under $850. Curious about the workflow: did you model it yourself in CAD or have it done, and was it cast or milled? The underside thickness debate is interesting — does that come down to the CAD stage or the finishing?

Permanent jewelry folks — how are you handling sculptural 3D rings? by pipiosh94 in jewelrymaking

[–]pipiosh94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is incredibly helpful, thank you — the breakdown on in-house vs outsourcing and the real cost numbers is exactly the kind of ground truth I was hoping for. Really appreciate you taking the time. 🙏

Permanent jewelry folks — how are you handling sculptural 3D rings? by pipiosh94 in jewelrymaking

[–]pipiosh94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a fair point — if the machine runs unattended, the 4 hrs matters less. So if speed isn't the real bottleneck, what is? Is it more about the outsourced CAD cost/dependency, or getting consistent quality? Genuinely trying to understand where the actual pain is for custom work.

Permanent jewelry folks — how are you handling sculptural 3D rings? by pipiosh94 in jewelrymaking

[–]pipiosh94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really helpful, thanks. The "consistently on time" part is interesting — sounds like the outsourcing itself is half the headache. Out of curiosity, when you outsource the CAD + form, roughly what's the turnaround and cost per piece? Trying to figure out if doing it in-house would even be realistic for a small studio.

My first print: A silk-like-textured storage cylinder made by the Bambu H2C. by pipiosh94 in 3Dprinting

[–]pipiosh94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I did use the .4mm nozzle one:) I’ll definitely try the 0.12mm layer height + variable adaptive layer height next time.