I’m looking for some dense filament. Are there printable material out there that is heavier than most? I want to produce a paper weight and high infill isn’t cutting it.
I think “pet safe” printable material would also be a demand, so that pet owners can feel a little relief if their animal gets into scrap plastic. Had another scare with a voracious kitty and a customer’s dog had his mouth cut up after gnawing a figurine print. Would you buy it?
Always curious!
Forget the name, but maybe @Diego_Porqueras_Deez can tell you. The guys in the booth next to them at 3D printer world expo were selling a really dense ABS filament. Don’t know the cost.
Also, any of the new metal-filled PLA filaments would work, but not cheap.
When I want to make a print heavy, I design it to have something heavy added. I made a chess set designed to have a big M10 bolt in the bottom of each piece. A cavity to seal some sand in would also work.
Found them on the exhibitor list, http://gmass.turnermedtech.com/
We plan to try out their stuff… 4 times the density of standard ABS.
BronzeFill is extremely heavy. Looks fantastic after you run it in a rock tumbler. Kinda expensive, though.
If all you care about is the weight, I suggest printing with a wide infill, pausing the part before the top prints, and filling it with BBs. You can get them at hunting stores, Walmart, etc., and they’re cheap and heavy.
I would buy pat safe filaments. Absolutely
Meant pet
Look at http://snip.ly/rCxG it is used for x ray shielding and has either bismuth or tungsten in it. The tungsten is like 4g/cc although I imagine it is not cheap.
Oh… I just realized it is just for a paperweight so you probably don’t want to spring for ABS/tungsten filament. How about making the inside hollow with a fill hole for sand or something. You could close the fill hole with friction welding or acetone welding (if ABS) or a matching plug and CA glue.
I’d also just go with the hollow/sand method.
Generally what normal paperweight manufacturers do is create an object with the hole at the bottom of it. Fill it with sand, and then use foam tape (the kind with the really strong adhesive on it) to seal up the bottom
Regarding petsafe materials, I think PLA is food safe. Whether this means it’s ok for dogs is another matter.
Have a hollower object with maybe a cap and fill it with sand?