Handheld Device Smooths 3D-Printed Surfaces

Mar-15-17 A new handheld tool smooths 3D-printed sculptures like a felt tip pen, creating a more high-resolution design.

While there are other options for smoothing the surface ribbing created by the layers of deposited resin, they tend to generate dust or produce waste. To offer a simpler, more elegant solution, the team from Waseda University created a technique they call 3D Chemical Melting Finishing (3D-CMF). After the structure has been printed, the user applies a solvent to selected areas using a tool much like a felt-tip pen. This allows the solvent to be dispersed as needed, with no waste and more control over details.

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