3D printing: before and after
This is hot off the 3D printing press. Last night, I sent out one of my “data crystals” to the 3D printer and in the morning, I got this beautiful print.
After about an hour of cleaning off the support material with dental tools and a high-pressure water jet, I got something below. It looks great for an early experiment! I feel like a modern-day Data Miner.
Need some “work-in-progress” shots. End result is so different, did the 3D printing really save you much time over just carving it form a chunk of resin?
Good point, I’ll try to get some of the build-up and then cleaning process next time. It definitely takes awhile to clean these!