say you FDM printed something on your 3D printer in, say, regular old PLA at 200deg C
and say you also had an aluminum mold of the same model
could you put that print in that mold and heat the mold to the edge of its glass point and blow compressed air through to iron all the outer surfaces to the contour of the mold, like blow molding but way slower and at lower temp with all the wrong materials?
@djsundog I wouldn't try this so much with PLA? As an organic based plastic (corn mostly) when you reheat it, it'll shrink or at least settle.
PETG should withstand this type of process better as it usually keeps it's size/ shape / properties with heat tempering.
@djsundog anytime, material properties are kinda my jam.
I'll keep my design tricks to myself for now, but if you have questions about materials to use for a project, feel free to toot 👍
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