Page 2 of 2

Re: Materialise 3-D Printed Parts

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:36 pm
by Luc
They seem to have drastically increased their price... you may want to check the price of CNC machining in POM/acetal/delrin at that level.

Photoresin has much higher resolution than SLS which is required for that part. You can try in SLS but I don't think you'll get a clean groove for the o-ring.

If you append to have a Fablab around, check with them if they can print the part for you. I have a cheap resin printer here and the LD clamp costs like $0.10/pcs.

Re: Materialise 3-D Printed Parts

Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 9:34 am
by datdoan
Would you recommend FDM for the OpenRAMAN?

Thanks for your help.

Re: Materialise 3-D Printed Parts

Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 11:18 am
by Luc
One user did succeed with FDM but personally I recommend SLS for structural parts, or even better CNC machining in Al 6061 or equivalent if you can afford it.

Re: Materialise 3-D Printed Parts

Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 6:30 pm
by alexose
One thing that I think might be really useful would be to separate the parts into FDM-compatible "housing" pieces, and CNCed pieces where precision is important. This would allow our community to share/swap parts more easily, as I'm sure some of us have access to FDM printers and others have access SLA printers, high-end mills, etc.

I myself would be happy to print FDM parts for anyone who's interested.