I am looking to 3-D print the parts for the performance edition OpenRAMAN via Materialise as noted on the bill of materials. I was wondering which options were chosen to print the specific parts?
The bill of materials mentions polyamide SLS, please could you confirm which options you chose and also for the polyamide FMJ pieces?
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For printing the laser clamp, I have the below details. Do you know which technology, material and finish I need to select to 3-D print this with Materialise?
The LD clamp should be stereolitography It's a process where you can get much thinner details and the parts look a lot like molded injection parts. The only downside is that they are very brittle (just like glass) so never try to rework them with anything else than sandpaper. For the LD clamp it will not be necessary, the parts should be very smooth and clean when you receive them.
May I ask why the LC needs to be printed as RESIN over POLYAMIDE SLS? On Materialise the cost of printing the LC with stereolithography RESIN over POLYAMIDE SLS is £54 vs £15 respectively.
In the Excel breakdown of costs, the LC is reported to be ~£12 for the RESIN print but this pricing seems more like SLS costs. Is the RESIN the definite way to print the LC (also Materialise doesn't seem to give a black dye option for the RESIN whilst it does for POLYAMIDE SLS)?
It's a process where you can get much thinner details and the parts look a lot like molded injection parts. The only downside is that they are very brittle (just like glass) so never try to rework them with anything else than sandpaper. For the LD clamp it will not be necessary, the parts should be very smooth and clean when you receive them.