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Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by KaiserPro »

dTal wrote: post #18

The core of this technique is the use of beeswax to act as both a filler/smoothing agent and mould release. A clever hack - but I'm confused by some things: - the assertion that 3d printed materials are not body safe; PLA (the most common 3d printing material) is nontoxic and used for utensils (although agreed that the layer lines are a hygiene hazard) - the description of the "traditional" method as printing a posit…

> PLA (the most common 3d printing material) is nontoxic and used for utensils

Utensils are (generally) not inserted. however more crucially in this respect, depending on the mix, silicon is more compliant. You want to have a bit of give. (I know I know, glass dildos exist, but thats a specific, advanced usage)

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by dTal »

Freak_NL wrote: post #40
dTal wrote: post #18

The core of this technique is the use of beeswax to act as both a filler/smoothing agent and mould release. A clever hack - but I'm confused by some things: - the assertion that 3d printed materials are not body safe; PLA (the most common 3d printing material) is nontoxic and used for utensils (although agreed that the layer lines are a hygiene hazard) - the description of the "traditional" method as printing a posit…

> […] presumably because silicone bonds to itself […] Silicone absolutely loves silicone. If you pour silicone into a silicone mould you end up with one piece of silicone — which now includes the mould. So a barrier is absolutely essential.

Yes, that's why I typed that.

The question is, why make a silicone mould in the first place?

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by xor99 »

The author highlights a good consideration that its not just the filament (e.g. pla) but also the printing process (e.g. hotend materials and bowden tubes) that may effect the body safety / biocompatibility.

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by Levitz »

convolvatron wrote: post #42

this is totally off topic. but where did she get those scissors that are in the video at the end - they are gorgeous. never thought i'd have scissor envy

God knows what is the actual model, but googling for "Stork scissors" yields a lot of results.

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by BugsJustFindMe »

Levitz wrote: post #45
convolvatron wrote: post #42

this is totally off topic. but where did she get those scissors that are in the video at the end - they are gorgeous. never thought i'd have scissor envy

God knows what is the actual model, but googling for "Stork scissors" yields a lot of results.

I think they look more like unicorn scissors like https://hiyahiyanorthamerica.shptron.com/p/hiyahiya-rainbow-...

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by tdeck »

WediBlino wrote: post #32
crobertsbmw wrote: post #5

> 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 probab…

If you're planning to make figurines you're better off with a resin printer (as opposed to filament).

Resin is really nasty stuff though. Many folks may not want to deal with having it in the home and disposing of it.

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by isoprophlex »

Griffinsauce wrote: post #33
crobertsbmw wrote: post #5

> 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 probab…

> I’ll probably stick to figurines instead of sex toys though That sounds painful.

Everything's a dildo when you're brave enough

Re: 3D Printing Sex Toys

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Post by sebazzz »

tacon wrote: post #3

https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=sex&type=things&sort=re... >No results found for sex. Please try another search or upload your own design. Yeah, sure!

Thingiverse word filter is case sensitive. Try again.
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