1 Topic by Tony Holmes

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Topic: Ben Franklin bust

Sd2 at .1mm
Acetone vapor bath
Finished with Rustoleum "Oil Rubbed Bronze" spray  paint.

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2 Reply by Randavian

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Re: Ben Franklin bust

Looks awesome.  Couldn't see any layering in that photo.  Very professional results.  What equipment are you using for your vapor bath?

3 Reply by Tony Holmes

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Re: Ben Franklin bust

Thanks,I use a Presto Kitchen Kettle 

http://www.amazon.com/Presto-06006-Kitc … hen+kettle

I learned about it from Ian's blog: http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/201 … -finisher/

At .1mm there was very little layering,it only took 20secs in the vapor bath to get that result.You can get close to the same at .3 layers but it's best to do multiple exposures at 20-30 sec at a time.

4 Reply by Randavian

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Re: Ben Franklin bust

I've seen Ian's method.  It is on my list of things to get.  Just wanted to see if you were doing something similar, or using a different method.  Your print came out awesome.

5 Reply by diyengineer

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Re: Ben Franklin bust

Can you purge them in water to stop the acetone from eating the plastic between exposures?

6 Reply by michael.t.albers

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Re: Ben Franklin bust

+1 for the presto parts finisher!