Since 3D printing is trending up, how about having your silver jewelries printed out using this technology? We have seen this potential initially, when we interviewed our friends from Cycloptical3D. And now here it is. The news broke out just yesterday about a company doing temporary ‘premium silver’ 3D printing. Check out the photos below. You’ll see the amazing finish products!
The jewelry is made using a three stage process. Firstly, the design is printed use a high resolution 3D wax printer. This is placed within a container of liquid plaster. Once the liquid plaster sets, the wax creation is melted, leaving a hollowed shape of the design. Liquid silver is poured in after that hardens, the plaster is removed and the product is revealed.
Three sterling silver types can be selected – regular, glossy and premium and it’s the ‘premium’ option that requires a high level of manual intervention. Premium Silver is highly hand polished to a “wet” sheen and looks very shiny. Regular silver is mechanically polished so may show print lines and have a rougher surface texture. Glossy is lightly hand polished to achieve a smooth finish but still can have some surface texture.
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Source: 3DFocus.uk
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