Message from @Ace
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then you'd have to wait for each layer to try before laying another one down
you'd be looking at several weeks not several hours to finish a print
dry*
maybe if you heat the nozzle to dry it as it comes out, but again i'd be concerned about it clogging if there's any inconsistency to the clay
you could maybe use a static mixer but those are Expensive
Wont the heat plate cause the clay to dry?
and would wear out pretty quickly with clay
the first couple layers, sure
layers above that not so much
also: clay is abrasive as fuck, you would be replacing the nozzle very often no matter how you designed the thing
To be honest clay sounds like a bad material
for printng
what about glass
unless you got a solid corundum nozzle or s/t i guess but $$$$$
glass would be easier, but it'd take hella power
It would just need a standard crucible, feeding glass to an extruder
i'd be worried about it cooling too quickly and making a horrible clog
no, heat it right there before the nozzle just like thermoplastics
still not the best idea, but i'd have an easier time accounting for the issues glass brings to the table than clay
you can basically treat it like a thermoplastic with a really high melting point
glass doesnt behave
a really heavy thermoplastic
like plastic
It's still semi-solid even in molten form
this is also true of thermoplastics
if your plastic is going down fully liquid you're printing _way_ too hot
i'm not even sure how you'd manage that without burning it first
The thing is that glass seems like it would need a fuckton more heat
it definitely would
before being finely printable
like Tungsten hot
that and the rigidity of cold glass are the main issues you'd need to tackle for a glass printer
you would definitely have to print in a heated chamber
for sure
you aren't gonna print glass off a normal printer, just
it'd be closer to a normal fdm machine than a clay printer would
oh i realize
What're the best materials you can use for FDM
without ultra specialized equipment
depends on what you want