Custom 3D Printed Mold for Plaster to Slip Cast a Bowl! 

Yes you can really dial in your form this way!

That's great to hear! Let me know how it goes.

There are places where you can have 3D prints done for you, so don't let that hold you back! Yes, I've done some experiments with 2 part molds - I have a sphere form on my channel I made but that isn't fully supported in the software just yet.

Thanks. I have and for the inner mold it doesn't make much different. The outer mold can be printed on draft settings.

Glad you like it!

Glad it was useful! Illustrator and Inkscape are similar. Actually Illustrator might actually be a bit easier but it depends on what you need to do. For some simple lines which Shape Cast needs, Inkscape is more than good enough. And yes, digital fabrication does open so many options!

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Awesome!

Thanks! Yes I recently saw they added that feature - I'm going to play around with it

All printers can use scarf seam! The function was actually not developed by bambu. Bambu just imported it into thier slicer. The team at Orca Slicer which is an open-source resource is responsible for that nifty trick and they work for free.. There always is a tech idea hanshake going on. I highly recommend Orca Slicer it's taken my prints past bambu specs. Bambu is like the ultimate hobby printer but if your doing something more than bambu got to go Orca/klipper and individualy love the practice like you and your pot channel leading the way as everyone follows. Thanks so much for the wonderful channel. If you ever need a tip in the 3d world I'll put an email link on my channel. Thanks for helping the community 🙏 I will be watching many more of your vids 😀

@Seaofjitsu Yes indeed it is a slicer feature! And the open source nature of the slicers means everyone is copying features which is as intended. The nice thing about the Bambu printers (and the ones that followed) is they've finally turned 3d printing into an appliance so you don't need to be an expert to use them. (And can focus on the pots!)

@@PotterybyKent Agreed on that one . 100% Bambu has really helped many people enjoy 3d printing. With so many 3d printers having low chinese quality control for many years it has frustrated many people. If learning robotics is your thing the other cheaper machines are great. I really have learned a lot because of it. Ironically I hopefully just helped a Bambu X1C owner that had multiple feed issues on a new type of filament that I can run but only special settings. (Small production stuff) Make sure to stay in the Bambu ecosystem. Its a happy place for many but never stray lol I am going to use PETG for my molds when I get around to it. I think it would be better than PLA for this mold task. Sanding PETG is easier. Sanding and not using a smoother such as spray or thinned wood filler etc would speed up production time. Elegoo rapid PLA + white for some reason is a little magical due to the plasticizers. That would be a great middle of the road option. pla elegoo white pla + petg Also printing an o ring style gasket from TPU and designing a groove for it to fit would be trick So many screws also...... I will have to think about how to stream line that. very labor intense. I Love your vids super positive. Thanks 🙏

@@Seaofjitsu I usually use my prints straight off the printer but people always ask, so I primed them here. And most people dont have multi-filament printers hence no TPU. As far as attaching the molds with inserts and bolts, it is a bit tedious but actually rather fast - especially compared to most other parts of the pottery process. Or dealing with plaster disasters! However, I am also thinking about ways it could be better.

Thanks! Because the slip isn't absorbed into the 3d print. Pottery plaster does that and in turn forms the pot.

I'm using a Bambu P1P. It's fast and just works however I think that is true of most modern printers. I started off using my ancient Ender 3 (it just took more babysitting). So pretty much any printer should work!

Happy to share! I have thought a bit about custom ribs, but haven't done anything yet. The general approach I'm taking should extend that way. If you want, send me an email and we can chat more.

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