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The scraper needs to be removed because my grain size is 'fine sand', not 'talc powder'. So the scraper blade against the roller snags on sugar particles, and makes a terrible grinding noise. The ZCorp ZCast powder (which is a larger grain size) has the same 'remove the scaper' requirement. The part...

Experimental powder, using the following recipe: * Granulated sugar, 25lb * Wilton's Meringue Powder, 8oz Mix together, then pulse in a food processors (about 1lb at a time, or however much your food processor will hold) for approx 120 seconds total, until the powder is at a fine grain consistency. ...

The texture of the wall is more visual than functional - think orange peel.

The powder does leak (a very small amount), and it is contained by the bottom of the unit.

I just vacuum it out periodically.

On close inspection of the build/feed pistons on the Z310+ (during a powder changeover), I noticed that the feed/build piston heads are a sandwich of two stainless steel plates, bolted together with a fibrous (cotton?) material between them that creates the actual piston ring. Attached is a close-up...

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It would be more of an art project than a "real idea". Of course, you could have multiple machines doing separate tasks in the ring: * First machine (FFM) prints some layers, with open areas for embedded fasteners, wire tracks, and electronics. * Second machine (adhesive extruder) lays dow...

Best of luck!

I'm looking into the HP10/11 printheads (as used on my ZCorp 310+) myself.

Here's another idea for an infinite bed printer: * Printer is a core-xy style, but the core-xy gantry is movable on Z, bed is fixed - to the floor. * Floor has a ring of bed material (glass, BuildTak, whatever) * Fixed pole on printer to pivot in center of ring * Single drive motor on opposide side ...

I've tried the water spray method (10:7 ratio of water to Epson salts by volume, as per ZCorp recommendation), but the problems I had were: Initial spraying of the salt water caused slumping of fine details The salt water mix only hardened the outer surface (about 1mm penetration) Over drying is sti...

The ZP-150 powder (which is a talc-fine cement powder + sugar) has a very interesting property that I have been exploiting. After accidentally dropping a part into a bucket of water, an hour later I found that the part, although slumped and bent, was now rock hard, and very durable, paintable, and w...