Rapid Prototyping with Ceramics
3d printed ceramics!
Some talented mechanical engineers at the University of Washington have shared the home-brew recipes for the ceramic slip and binder that they use in their 3d inkjet printer. This is a different sort of printing than the fused deposition that Cupcake and its siblings (currently!) do; instead of extruding a bead of warm thermoplastic, these machines lay down successive layers of powder and then use an inkjet head filled with an adhesive binder to create solid zones in each layer. Finally, the loose powder is cleared away to leave the solid object. You can use a wide variety of materials with this technique– plastic, ceramics, or even sugar!
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