Clay 3D Printing
My Ceramic 3D Printing Journey
Make Your Own Ceramic 3D Printer
My Ceramic 3D Printing Journey
I first began to use computation in my ceramics in 1999 when commissioned to produce a CD-ROM about my artistic practice. I became fascinated by the power of 3D modelling programs as digital drawing and visualisation tools. Fast forward to 2010 and my laptop was full of virtual ideas that I wanted to make as physical, tactile clay objects. 3D printing was the way forward and having been involved in the early development and pioneering of the process it is now how I make all my ceramic work.
A Guide to Clay 3D Printing
Make Your Own Ceramic 3D Printer
My Ceramic 3D Printing Journey
I wrote this Pdf guide in support of the workshops and teaching that I have done. It covers: Setting up a Clay 3D Printer, 3D Files for Clay Printing, Clay for 3D Printing, Converting a Reasonably Priced 3D Printer to Print with Clay, a Self Build Clay Printhead, Cura for preparing 3D files for Printing and making a drop spike for measuring the consistency of clay for printing.
Make Your Own Ceramic 3D Printer
Make Your Own Ceramic 3D Printer
Testing of Six Clays for Extrusion Clay 3D Printing
In 2013 there were no commercially available clay extrusion 3D printers on the market and so I developed my own. Having done so I Open Sourced the design with the view that others would
develop the technology further. This document is not a blue print for building a 3D printer but more my documentation of what worked for me. My experience is as an artist and not as an engineer or computer specialist.
Testing of Six Clays for Extrusion Clay 3D Printing
Testing the relationship between, Layer, Speed, Nozzle and Material Consistency
Testing of Six Clays for Extrusion Clay 3D Printing
I have written up the results of these test as downloadable Pdf's. This test looks at measuring clay consistency, the ratio of clay to water and then clay shrinkage when bone dry, bisque fired and thirdly fired to a low stoneware temperature. These tests help make useful decisions over which clays are best for extrusion 3D printing.
Testing the relationship between, Layer, Speed, Nozzle and Material Consistency
Testing the relationship between, Layer, Speed, Nozzle and Material Consistency
Testing the relationship between, Layer, Speed, Nozzle and Material Consistency
Concentrating on print quality in extrusion clay 3D printing, these tests focus on three important factors when printing. First the ration between nozzle size and slice or layer height. Secondly the influence of print speed and thirdly whether using soft, stiff or hard clay is advantages.
Formulating and Testing a Clay Body for Extrusion Clay 3D Printing
Testing the relationship between, Layer, Speed, Nozzle and Material Consistency
Testing the relationship between, Layer, Speed, Nozzle and Material Consistency
This test looks at some of the considerations and the principals of formulating and testing a clay body for extrusion 3D printing. The difference of clay consistency on surface quality and print capability is observed, as is the addition of additives to improve these qualities.