Are you a jewelry designer, manufacturer, or retailer? Do you print 3D prototypes of your work, either for customers or for casting (or both)? This forum is for you!
Please share your experiences, projects, and especially your photos right here – we love to see the beautiful pieces you create for your clients.
Jewelers across the industry, this is your chance to show off your hard work and chat with fellow professionals about your ideas. Let your wonderful work shine!
Personal Introduction: my name is Caylee, and I’m a former independent retail jeweler, now working for Formlabs! I have my AJP from the GIA, and am working to finish up my GG this year. I used to do it all – sales, custom, inventory planning/control/entry, store buying, quality control, training, etc. – but now I’m here to help the jewelry industry embrace 3D printing as the next wave of modern business. Feel free to say hello!
Here are a couple of walking canes I’ve made up using form 1+ there composit assembled the faces and skulls are cast in bronze with the cartable resin.
man these look great! I would love to cast things in metal but I don’t really have the equipment or know-how to do so maybe one day. for now I cast in resin which lets me have different colors and effects so there’s a good side to that.
here is the galactic spider necklace I made using my form 1+ for the master.
My first casting machine was a steel 5mm plate mounted on four springs with a hole in the centre which was attached to a vacuum pump I got out of a skip. If it cost $5 I would be surprised. It worked and I did useable casting with it but outgrew it. Now 40 years later my professional casting machine cost $20,000 so I guess i am saying that you can spend as little or as much as you want. look on the Riogrande website for casting equipment.
They’re so vivid, with beautiful color!
maybe one day. for now I cast in resin which lets me have different colors and effects so there’s a good side to that.
if I come up with any good ideas