Message from @Kaytee
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so it smells like swamp muck
no but when you print it
you smell the algae
i mean it is literally swamp muck mixed into pla
so
i was just about to say
sounds practical
hit start on that shit and stick my head under it, mouth open
it's really beautiful stuff though
it looks like clay
the finished print does
FUCK ME THERES A NEW MAGISK
why cant you 3d print with clay
you can
just not on a normal fdm machine meant for plastics
COME HERE @transience YOU CUM RAG
also it's slow since the effector needs to be really heavy to support an extruder strong enough to squeeze out clay
u wot <:chink:323022148870602752>
it would just need a different extruder?
you'd need proper rails and lead screws on all axes, not a couple steel shafts and a belt
Wait
which part is the effector
the effector's the bit with the working part mount on it
the part that moves
Oh
a clay extruder would look something like a filament extruder, but you'd need a much stronger motor driving the augur and a hopper that can support the weight
since yknow clay is pretty heavy
ohhh
it's just really not practical to print clay
the point being that you need a clay delivery system
to the effector
yeah
i guess you could run the clay through a tube but that'd be unreliable
you really want the augur right up nearly against the nozzle
I mean... couldnt you get thinner clay
more diluted
i guess not
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*