3D model polisher in action

October 7, 2011

Hi community, I have asked our head polisher Michel to explain more about the polishing process used for our Polished White Strong and Flexible 3D prints.

One of our core values is fun,

Michel is it fun working with the polisher?

Yes it is, as long as the small stones don’t get stuck inside bracelets and other stuff J

Do you have a special name for

the two polishers?

No actually we don’t just the small and the big polisher…No big beast or something similar, but if you can come up with other names you can comment on this blog.

On average how much time a day

do you spend on polishing?

Really depends on the amount of orders coming in from our production, I’d say 1 to 2 hours a day on average. And in total the models go in the polisher for about 3 hours. We’ll put in around 50 models but we’ve had around 200 models in it as well so it really depends on the kind of models.

What material is in the

polisher?

Is it ceramics combined with water. The models usually get some time to dry, it goes quite fast though so no need to let them dry for a long period of time.

When do you make the call to use

the small polisher, is that based on dimension. And if yes, what dimensions or

just the tiniest parts (connections or puzzles)?

I usually only do the really small parts in the small polisher because they’ll get lost/squashed in the big one. Also when models look very fragile I usually put them in the small one (if they fit that is).

Do you have additional

information that you want to share?

Keep the [polished models coming](/content/materials/wsfpolished "polished models coming"/index.html) 😀