SilverPunk

2 hours ago, ArgentSmith said:

Kilo bars are pretty low premium, either that or milky maples are 9999 fine and relatively unloved. Im sure a wanted ad on here would yield good results also might make a good YT video?

Thank you so much for the idea, yeah might try that at some stage, and yes would make a good video trying to source cheaper stuff to melt  

This is going to be so much fun, and somewhat tricky! cheers for the Challenge!

49 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

Silver grain could be cheaper have you thought about making your own? If you saved 10% would make some difference.

Yes indeed all savings would be great, I'm guessing i would have to buy second hand bullion coins or the like to melt down? it would be sourcing the right stuff to do it with  

15 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

Good luck mate. Fair play to anyone willing to step up and give it a go!! 

Thank you! its going to be a fun and scary ride i think!

2 hours ago, ArgentSmith said:

Good luck!🍀

Thank You! hopefully can make it work!  

hahahaha indeed!

7 minutes ago, monkey said:

Let me know if you would anything very bespoke. I model 3D cad for a living and can create almost anything. Though I would struggle with organic looking things.

very cool! thank you will no doubt pick your brains very soon!

1 minute ago, monkey said:

No worries! happy to help and feel free to use the image (I might check the spelling first as I'm a poor speller). I can always save it out high quality if you like?

DM me if you have any other questions or would like any guidance, I'm more then happy to help. I'm not a casting expert but a lot of the knowledge I have from my job is transferable.

Thank you! yes i might be in touch for sure, i will speak with The Judge and see what he can do on the computer to add this angle to the designs, this could be very valuable heading forward as we are looking at doing a lot of similar designs in rounds so would need to incorporate it into those also!

1 hour ago, monkey said:

Hi @Delphis

This might help, when the next round of mold get printed, ask "the judge" to put some draft angle to the details so the sides are open to the mold (see image below). This should help the patter com out easier leaving all the sand in place.

It would be worth experimenting with the draft angel to see what effects you get and whats the minimum you would need to use. The deeper the detail the more angle you would need. most detailing you would need a minimum of 3 degrees, The shallower the detailing the less angle you can get away with.

Also with the 3D print, if it has ridges from the printing machine (and not smooth edges), the edges will grab hold of the sand when removing it and tear out.

If you can tweak these points, you should get crisper detailing.

Hope this helps 😉

 

Hi there Monkey!

thank you so much for this great information, The "Judge" is indeed looking at some new designs and prints this week for me, i will indeed pass this on.

it is really interesting to see, i get what you mean looking at the diagram, the one with the slope/draft angle would pull out of the sand easier and make less movement on it, thank you for pointing this out, 

would it be ok if a made a video with this information included ? when we re do the print of the space invader and do a comparison of both to show the difference  

cheers for taking the time to let me know about this, i will defo put it into practise going forward! never heard of a draft angle before! love this hobby / business learn something new all the time

cheers

Matt

On 08/08/2023 at 13:48, RavenMcB73 said:

good stuff, but now we need to see the finished version!

Hi there RavenMcB73 ! thanks for message and kind words here is the full video showing the whole thing !