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Posted by: Jesse on: 02/28/2013 02:01 AM
So you printed your really cool new invention, but the 3D printing process left your object grainy and awkward. Here is how to make it smoother than a baby's bottom.
"No matter how good a 3D printer gets, you’re always going to have visible print layers. Even with very high-quality prints with sub-0.1mm layer height, getting a shiny and smooth finish of injection molded plastic is nearly impossible. That is, of course, until you do some post-print finishing."
See the full article here at Hack-A-Day
See the full article here at Hack-A-Day
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