Message from @Ace
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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
problem is that
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
without ultra specialized equipment
depends on what you want
nyon is great for most things
The way i understand it polycarbonate and nylon are up there
what about glass-reinforced versions of those
or TPU
FRN is doable but you'll need to replace your nozzle every print
and possibly during a print
i use TPU fairly often
TPU seems fun since it's not strictly rigid
you will not get a smooth _and_ dimensionally accurate surface finish from tpu without some really dangerous "no normal person should own this" industrial solvents
so just be aware of that
also support structures are horrible pain to remove and will never come off cleanly
sanding and grinding the stuff smooth is next to impossible
You could fix that
with a double extrusion print
where the support material isnt tpu
more difficult than it soudns
But the solvents part seems kinda offputting
if you don't care about dimensional accuracy you can polish it with a propane torch