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Re: Fabbing and sintering objects from different materials - 17 years ago
> It is possible to convert a home microwave into a high-temperature > oven... You can get temperature control ... by pulsing the heat > input. This kind of furnace still would not be capable of doing > steels, but there are other metals or ceramics that could be done > that are interesting. There's an interesting discussion elsewhere in these forums (http://forums.reprap.org/readby wware - Casting and Moldmaking Working Group
Re: Possible source of ABS granules in the UK - 18 years ago
Richard Benjamin wrote: > My Dad & i were discussing ways to reduce FFF > warping. he came up with the idea of welding lots > of little spheres together by surface melt, not > total melt. This means the thermal expansion is > limited to the skin, not the volume. > > We couldnt think of a good way to heat just the > skins though, especially in 0.2mm size grains. > &gby wware - Plastic Extruder Working Group