<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — finishing with rotatory/vibratory thumblers and sandblasting?]]> 2015-03-10T10:17:47Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10343/finishing-with-rotatoryvibratory-thumblers-and-sandblasting/ <![CDATA[Re: finishing with rotatory/vibratory thumblers and sandblasting?]]> The problem I have with vapor smoothing is it's kind of random and doesn't smooth uniformly, and kinda melts some parts (down).
Matte finish is also nice.

Would love to see some photos.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8017/ 2015-03-10T10:17:47Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89111/#p89111 <![CDATA[Re: finishing with rotatory/vibratory thumblers and sandblasting?]]> http://www.soliforum.com/topic/437/yodas/

I've tried tumbling (rotary and vibratory) bronzefill and didn't really get anywhere.  I tried out tumbling with ABS, and it makes a nice matte finish that feels good to the touch.  The large ceramic media I used didn't do a lot for layer lines, but other media might work better.  I think it is a good followup to vapor smoothing when you want to smooth the print but don't want the high gloss.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/14/ 2015-03-09T14:01:22Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/88971/#p88971 <![CDATA[finishing with rotatory/vibratory thumblers and sandblasting?]]> I'm surprised I can't find much discussion on these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9WzGwl1Ags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjN8BUOVqX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBaG58P5gc

I've only seen one guy trying tumblers with bronzefill printed parts,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDoYO22103Q
And one guy sandblasting prints:
http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Prin … -Surface-/

Anyone else tryied any of these techniques with simple ABS/PLA prints?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8017/ 2015-03-09T11:32:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/88958/#p88958