| MoldLay 250g - lost wax casting with 3d Filament |
 MOLDLAY is a wax-alike thermoplastic 3D printing filament, dedicated for two main casting methods: A - lost mold ; lost wax casting // B - permanent mold casting super dimension stabil, stiff, rigid at room temperature near zero warp, printable without heated bed print at 170 — 180º C, heated bed max. 40ºC, treat your mold at ~ 270ºC , in an old baking oven only, the wax flows restless out the mold, similar as hot paraffin, With an internet full of 3D printable designs for fun toys and original accessories, it's clear that the potential of your 3D printer is only limited by your own creativity and ambitions. And yet practically, most of us continue to rely on a desktop 3D printer and either PLA or ABS filament. But did you know that you don't have to spend thousands on a SLS or SLA 3D printer to add some variety to your prints? Nowadays there are a variety of other filaments available, with varying properties, that can all be just as easily extruded with your regular 3D printer. Surprisingly many of them have been developed by German inventor and filament specialist Kai Parthy, such as the LayWoo-D3 wood filament, the flexible BENDLAY flex filament and even LAYFOMM: a filament that creates very solid and durable objects that gain sponge-like qualities when soaked in water. But the filament wizard is already back for more, having just unveiled his latest creation: the MOLDLAY wax filament. As he explained to 3ders.org, MOLDLAY is a type of plastic with distinct wax-like properties. Specifically, it becomes liquid (with a thin oil viscosity) when heated up to about 270 degrees Celsius thanks to some specially chosen types of oily paraffin. At the same time, it's very rigid and solid at room temperature, and becomes extrudable when heated up to 170-180 degrees Celsius (keep your printbed at 40 degrees Celsius. So you might wonder, what can I possibly do with a filament that responds so very differently at different temperatures? Specifically, it's perfect for two creation techniques: lost mold (or lost wax) casting as well as permanent mold casting. Both are traditional creation techniques that are time-consuming and complicated, but will now become easier than ever by using a 3D printer. While most of us are printing final products in ABS or PLA, this filament will thus allow you to add a whole new dimension to your creative process. Especially lost mold casting is an interesting technique. Essentially, you can easily and quickly print molds using this MOLDLAY filament that can then be used to cast objects in metals like gold, silver, brass, tin, or in resins such as silicon, 2component-polyurethanes, gypsum and others. Price: 39.95 |