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[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

Having tried similar things, I cannot stress enough how much you want to be printing molds like this in TPU unless you really really want your mold to be permanently embedded in the concrete

[-] Mora@pawb.social 7 points 4 months ago

The advice on sex toys (not cement!) I've read suggests using beeswax. I wonder if this would work as well🤔

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

You can also print the object and use it to make a silicone mold, right? That doesn't stick to concrete.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

True, but silicone is 10-20x the price of TPU

[-] hooferboof@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Pla and a heatgun works but its not ideal. Definitely takes a while to melt off from more complex geometries akd isnt reusable.

In theory ABS is acetone soluable but ive been having a hard time coming up with a usecase where acetone is preferable to anything else

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