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3D Printing Sex Toys

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Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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> So traditionally you'd have to print a blank and smooth it (with loads of manual sanding and buffing), and then cast a silicone mould around it, add a mold release ($$$) and THEN (finally!) cast your actual sex toy.

The process is here to print the negative and then do a thin layer of beeswax inside to smooth the layer lines from the print. I haven’t done either method but would like to try it out soon. I’ll probably stick to figurines instead of sex toys though..

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Hm, reminds me of something: http://dildo-generator.com/ Thus the question: what exactly is novel about the approach here?

Method of 3D printing use in manufacturing soft surface solid things from silicone.

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Not interested in her specific application, but good info none the less about how to do reusable and fast 3D printed silicon molds with smooth surfaces.

It suffers a loss of detail, but that acceptability depends entirely on your intended application.

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Not interested in her specific application, but good info none the less about how to do reusable and fast 3D printed silicon molds with smooth surfaces. It suffers a loss of detail, but that acceptability depends entirely on your intended application.

Another technique is to print in ABS and then give it an acetone vapor bath - you preserve details much better, but setting all that up is a pain and a little dangerous.

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Hm, reminds me of something: http://dildo-generator.com/ Thus the question: what exactly is novel about the approach here?

Method of 3D printing use in manufacturing soft surface solid things from silicone.

Yes, and useful in many contexts. What a great technique!

Other methods, such as solvent mists and such, can be toxic and or dangerous. And doing all that costs a little time, space and money. Not a huge deal, but given how simple and cheap this is...

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