SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Need some advice for an idea.

Re: Need some advice for an idea.

null@example.com (panchoskywalker) — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 01:50:32 +0000

I coud you that but I need colored stealing steel, don't know if that exists. Thanks anyway.

Re: Need some advice for an idea.

null@example.com (elmoret) — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:44:04 +0000

You can anodize steel, but there isn't much point as the resulting finish is not very wear resistant when compared to anodized aluminum.

3D printing steel requires a machine that costs upwards of $500k. If you're going to finish it on a CNC anyway, might as well start there.

Re: Need some advice for an idea.

null@example.com (panchoskywalker) — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:23:21 +0000

Steel can also be anodized, can't post a link but if you google it you will find it.

Re: Need some advice for an idea.

null@example.com (n2ri) — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:17:08 +0000

thought aluminum was anodized, not steel? anyway some people like myself cant ware any metal on skin but polished stainless steel without body chemicals reacting either corroding said metal, discoloring skin/metal or all of those issues. and yes Titanium also.

Need some advice for an idea.

null@example.com (panchoskywalker) — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:42:07 +0000

Hello, I'm new here and I have no idea about 3d printing, I was thinking about the possibility to print a watch case in colored steel. Understand steel can be anodized and colored but that process involve putting a aluminium layer over the steel which would not fit my idea. So I thought that maybe it would be possible to print a watch case but looking at some videos on the net I realize that the finish isn't perfectly smooth so each piece would need to be polished.
So finally I though about the possibility to print a colored block of steel that could be worked on a CNC machine. Do you this is possible?

See pictures attached.