Hi all, I've been thinking about the concept of support material for various prints, and I've had an idea. It probably isn't a new one, but I can't find any references to it. Basically what I was wondering was using the normal printing material as the support material, but having a second extruder head to print a different separation material. It doesn't event have to be a melted material! Maybe just gelatin? As long as it makes the support structure break away easily... Thoughts anyone? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96865#msg-96865 Mon, 11 May 2026 17:42:34 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,100740#msg-100740 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,100740#msg-100740 [reprap.org] the printing of it seems to work wel
so can you print plastic on top of this?]]> lurkfish Developers Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:28:40 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96917#msg-96917 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96917#msg-96917 Dale Dunn Developers Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:10:35 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96872#msg-96872 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96872#msg-96872 Apparently it worked very well...]]> rhmorrison Developers Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:35:27 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96869#msg-96869 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96869#msg-96869 hdonk Developers Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:19:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96867#msg-96867 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96867#msg-96867 rhmorrison Developers Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:13:44 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96865#msg-96865 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,96865,96865#msg-96865 I've been thinking about the concept of support material for various prints, and I've had an idea. It probably isn't a new one, but I can't find any references to it.
Basically what I was wondering was using the normal printing material as the support material, but having a second extruder head to print a different separation material. It doesn't event have to be a melted material! Maybe just gelatin? As long as it makes the support structure break away easily...
Thoughts anyone?]]> hdonk Developers Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:10:47 -0400