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Hollow casting help

Posted by mogey336

mogey336

Hollow casting help
January 14, 2018 06:34PM

Registered: 3 years ago
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Hi guys
I need to make a silicon model of baby stomach(it's a training model for pediatric surgery) , How can i make it hollow since it is a complex shape not an easy one.
I made a hollow tube before but the shape is very complex to be a hollow.
i made it by making 2 part mold by 3D printer then printing the inner tube then cast silicone on it.

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VDX

Re: Hollow casting help
January 15, 2018 02:23AM

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... you can use Meshmixer to generate a hollow object - there you can define the "wall thickness" for any complex part and then simply click on "Edit->Hollow":

Hollow.jpg

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mogey336

Re: Hollow casting help
January 17, 2018 05:44AM

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Thanks for your reply
Do you have any idea for casting it to a hollow silicone part

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VDX

Re: Hollow casting help
January 17, 2018 07:20PM

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... print the outer shell and the inner core with thin spikes to maintain the distances and pour the silicone into the gap.

Design the parts like puzzles to separate them ... and/or the inner core from soluble material ...

Viktor
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Call for the project "garbage-free seas" - [reprap.org]