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Vibratory Tumbler – Ceramic

March 25, 2015February 9, 2016 walter

Here’s some pictures from a test using a vibratory tumbler* filled with ceramic media. Some of the ceramic pieces were broken to make smaller pieces. The original Ollie in dark grey PLA.

Walter’s Filament Collection – Metal

December 28, 2015December 19, 2016 walter

Tumble Coating 3D Prints – Part 2

March 17, 2015December 15, 2015 walter

Here’s the process I used to get the results in the picture. I’m sure there are many ways to do this and I’m still trying different variations, but I’ll describe what has worked so far. I’d encourage experimenting, just be careful when working with alloys that contain lead. What you need: 3D printed part rock tumbler screw tumber […]

Tumble Coating 3D Prints – Part 1

March 17, 2015December 15, 2015 walter

While polishing some Stainless Steel PLA prints in a rock tumbler (more info on this from adafruit), I noticed a regular PLA print was also starting to develop a metallic finish. After a bit of experimentation, I was able to coat white PLA with a dark metallic finish.