girl-6

You may remember that I found some interesting pictures on the CG Artists forum. One of the was called a painting by Edward McEvenue based a photo called girl-6 by buzillo.

I had a go at printing a model of her in the grey ABS which I had been using recently but was disappointed to see that the print was badly split in several places.

 

I have been reading about some people who have been experimenting with printing in a new nylon material called Taulman 618. One of the claimed advantages is its superior layer bonding with greater resistance to delaminating. I thought I would give it a try.

So, what are my first impressions of printing with nylon?
Positives:

• No odour
• Sticks well to blue painter's tape even on a cold bed
• Nice smooth surface with a lovely sheen
• No delamination at all
• Much more flexible (less risk of breaking)

Negatives:

• Support material is harder to remove
• Strings are tricky to remove
• No way of smoothing the surface yet
• Much more flexible (less statue like, more bendy toy)

Will I be using it again?
Definitely!