Post production media blasting

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Takayuki
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Post production media blasting

Post by Takayuki » Sun May 06, 2018 7:38 pm

Has anyone tired post production of PLA by media blasting the surface with plastic beads? I've finished several PLA prints that involved hours of dry sanding / wet sanding to achieve a slick surface for paint, but wondered if media blasting might reduce the overall sanding time.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Post production media blasting

Post by willnewton » Mon May 07, 2018 12:28 pm

I haven’t tried it, but I do have an abrasive blast cabinet. It uses sand, not plastic though. I wonder what will happen. I suspect it will shred the print, but will try it on something.

In the meantime, you may want to try this. It works very well.
https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/xtc-3d/
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