Mold making and Casting with 3D printers

Resin Printed Molds

Resin printers include:

• Formlabs Form 3, Form 4, or equivalent SLA printers

• Stratasys J55 or other polyjet printer

• How to Make a Mold: Guide to Mold Making for Professionals (Formlabs)

• Casting with Formlabs resins(Formlabs)

  • Castable Wax Resin
  • Castable Wax 40 Resin
  • sprue wax
  • casting flask

Filament Printed Molds

• Creating a silicone mold from a 3D printed part (YouTube)
• Filament Print that can withstand injection mold temperatures (YouTube) - they use PET-CF, most likely PETG-CF, carbon-fiber reinforced PET. I have not tested this to confirm its effectiveness.

See also

See also Molding and Casting