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

you'd basically be building a biiig milling machine but with a extruder instead of a spindle

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*

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