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Anyone used metal infused filament?

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:28 am
by U.S. Water Rockets
I'm interested in making prints that look like they are made from shiny metal. I have done some urethane casting in the past and have gotten great results with casting materials made from aluminum and bronze impregnated casting resin (post cure polished). I'm interested in knowing if similar realistic looking results can be achieved with metal infused filaments. Has anyone tried this?

Ideally, I'd like metal infused ABS so I can sand and polish it like my castings.

Does anyone have any experience with this material? Thanks!

Re: Anyone used metal infused filament?

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:01 pm
by teoman

Re: Anyone used metal infused filament?

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:04 pm
by U.S. Water Rockets
teoman wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8WvGveNj4[/youtube]
That's exactly the look I was going for. I did not know about this technique before. I had seen people sand the PLA and get that nasty while look that this avoids. I think this is the answer I needed. Thank you very much!