Nonplanar Slicing

[KAS]

Looks interesting, almost like a subtractive cnc in reverse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Bwo0AVML0
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Bwo0AVML0[/youtube]


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[JackFoz]

That's interesting! I've never seen that before. You'd be limited by the hotend somewhat because if the high point on the print but it'd be cool to see this working on the deltas. Thanks for the post.

[briankb]

Other than the limit between the hotend tip and its heatblock, as JackFoz said. It would make whatever you are printing much stronger. I doubt this would be practical for FDM unless you could make a long tip that sustains the heat needed without all the bulk... maybe a thick needle wrapped in ceramic or something and then adjust the temp to be correct at the end of the tip. tricky for sure!

[Nylocke]

Uhhh you mean the Volcano? Released earlier this month by e3d?

[briankb]

Uhhh you mean the Volcano? Released earlier this month by e3d?

talking to me? because the Volcano has a pretty standard looking tip.

[Nylocke]

I misread your post, but I fail to see why a needle type tip would be needed for this? They are doing it on a standard E3D hotend in the video, and I don't see why the pitch of the slope would have to be so steep that the nozzle/heater block would collide with the part. If it's really that much of a concern the Merlin hotend could do alright, it uses airbrush tips as nozzles so they are needle like.

[Tonkabot]

Other than the limit between the hotend tip and its heatblock, as JackFoz said. It would make whatever you are printing much stronger. I doubt this would be practical for FDM unless you could make a long tip that sustains the heat needed without all the bulk... maybe a thick needle wrapped in ceramic or something and then adjust the temp to be correct at the end of the tip. tricky for sure!

why would it make what you are printing stronger?