[SML] 3-D printers

[Dale Farmer]

On 10/17/2017 6:29 PM, Don Taco via Stagecraft wrote:
> Well, I have another no-budget design project that would involve glass 
> bricks, if I could afford them. So, I'm considering faking them from a 
> sheet of plexi, or using CD cases, and I'm just brainstorming other 
> options that I probably can't afford anyway. So I wondered if 3-D 
> printers had advanced to the point that I could affordably have 
> something made that looked like glass blocks from the audience.
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> 
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> *From: *"Jacob Blumberg via Stagecraft" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> *To: *"Stagecraft Mailing List" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> *Cc: *"Jacob Blumberg" <jacobblumberg18 at students.fieldschool.org>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, October 17, 2017 3:07:36 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [SML] 3-D printers
> 
> Your best bet would be PETG, but it’s not completely clear. Check out 
> McMaster Carr they have all sizes of plexiglass. Could you explain your 
> project further?
> 
> Jacob
> 
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 17:59 Jerry Durand via Stagecraft 
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> 
>     There's clear-ish material.  There's also PolySmooth, a material
>     that goes clear is printed in a thin layer and run through a
>     Polysher that exposes it to alcohol vapor.  Now some people could
>     skip the machine and just breath on it.  :)
> 
>     I wouldn't count on them for strength if you want clear.  For cloudy
>     you can get some pretty strong plastic like polycarbonate.
> 
>     On 10/17/2017 02:46 PM, Don Taco via Stagecraft wrote:
> 
> 
>         So, hey, you 3-D printer guys...  Does an appropriate material
>         exist and is it economically feasible to manufacture your own
>         glass blocks, or at least the facades of them?
> 
>         Thanks!
> 
> 
>     -- 
>     Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.
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