3D Print Post-Processing - Revision history

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*[https://bigrep.com/post-processing/ An Article by the Website "BigRep" Titled "GUIDE TO POST-PROCESSING 3D PRINTED PARTS: 16 METHODS" ]		*[https://bigrep.com/post-processing/ An Article by the Website "BigRep" Titled "GUIDE TO POST-PROCESSING 3D PRINTED PARTS: 16 METHODS" ]
			*[https://all3dp.com/2/fdm-3d-printing-post-processing-an-overview-for-beginners/ An Article by "All3DP" Titled "3D Printing Post-Processing: PLA, PETG, ABS & More" ]
			**This approaches it from a more Hobbyist [[Single Run Manufacturing]] / [[Low-Scale Manufacturing]] / [[Mid-Scale Manufacturing]] perspective

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	*Main Downside is Time Spent		*Main Downside is Time Spent

	== [[Tumble Finishing]] ==		=== [[Tumble Finishing]] ===
	*A [[Rotary Tumbler]] or [[Vibratory Tumbler]] can be used for some parts		*A [[Rotary Tumbler]] or [[Vibratory Tumbler]] can be used for some parts
	*Given how much of a "rough process" this is, it cannot be used for more delicate prints		*Given how much of a "rough process" this is, it cannot be used for more delicate prints

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	*[[ASMBL]] (A Process that Solves The Problem of 3D Print Post-Processing in a Manner Similar To How [[Machine Finishing of Castings]] Addresses [[Metal Casting Defects]] . It is done "by layer" (or potentially every 5 layers etc to minimize the amount of toolchanges and thus save time) however to be able to still produce the Novel Designs allowed by 3D Printing		*[[ASMBL]] (A Process that Solves The Problem of 3D Print Post-Processing in a Manner Similar To How [[Machine Finishing of Castings]] Addresses [[Metal Casting Defects]] . It is done "by layer" (or potentially every 5 layers etc to minimize the amount of toolchanges and thus save time) however to be able to still produce the Novel Designs allowed by 3D Printing
			*[[Chemical Dipping]] vs [[Vapor Smoothing]]
			**That BigRep Article Mentions the Former, but i haven't heard of it until then, and i wonder how the reaction rate is different (is the "melting" far more drastic?)

	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*[https://bigrep.com/post-processing/ An Article by the Website "BigRep" Titled "GUIDE TO POST-PROCESSING 3D PRINTED PARTS: 16 METHODS" ]		*[https://bigrep.com/post-processing/ An Article by the Website "BigRep" Titled "GUIDE TO POST-PROCESSING 3D PRINTED PARTS: 16 METHODS" ]

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	=Existing Methods=		=Existing Methods=
	==FDM Prints==		==FDM Prints==
	===Sanding===		===Hand Sanding===
	*Pretty straightforward		*Pretty straightforward
	*[[Needle Files]] , [[Deburring Tools]] , and [[Sandpaper]] rest is self ~~explanitory~~		*[[Needle Files]] , [[Deburring Tools]] , and [[Sandpaper]] rest is self explanatory
	**Also maybe a [[Microfiber Cloth]] / "bath" in the sink or a [[Parts Washing Bin]] to clean off any [[Microplastics]] / burnt bits		**Also maybe a [[Microfiber Cloth]] / "bath" in the sink or a [[Parts Washing Bin]] to clean off any [[Microplastics]] / burnt bits
	*A [[Hot Air Gun]] / [[SMD Electronics Rework Station]] can be used for small details like [[Stringing]] related "fuzz" ~~or just a [[Butane Lighter]] if you are desperate~~		*A [[Hot Air Gun]] / [[SMD Electronics Rework Station]] can be used for small details like [[Stringing]] related "fuzz" ~~or just a [[Butane Lighter]] if you are desperate~~
	*Main Downside is Time Spent		*Main Downside is Time Spent

			== [[Tumble Finishing]] ==
			*A [[Rotary Tumbler]] or [[Vibratory Tumbler]] can be used for some parts
			*Given how much of a "rough process" this is, it cannot be used for more delicate prints
			*It is a [[High Volume Batch Process]] though, so that can have it's advantages in time savings

	=== [[Media Blasting]] ===		=== [[Media Blasting]] ===
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	*[[CNC Kitchen]] et al have documented using [[Plaster]] and [[Table Salt]] (Check if [[Iodonized Salt]] or just straight up [[Sodium Chloride]] (Although [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QgQ9iQo05f0 Did it also contain] [[Anticaking Agents]] ...) )		*[[CNC Kitchen]] et al have documented using [[Plaster]] and [[Table Salt]] (Check if [[Iodonized Salt]] or just straight up [[Sodium Chloride]] (Although [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QgQ9iQo05f0 Did it also contain] [[Anticaking Agents]] ...) )
	*It needs to be studied, but if something along the lines of [[Chopped Glass Fiber]] / [[Chopped Carbon Fiber]] were used (or to an extent maybe just [[Carbon Black]] ), could something akin to [[Case Hardening]] be achieved?		*It needs to be studied, but if something along the lines of [[Chopped Glass Fiber]] / [[Chopped Carbon Fiber]] were used (or to an extent maybe just [[Carbon Black]] ), could something akin to [[Case Hardening]] be achieved?

			=== [[Filler]] / [[Painting FDM 3D Prints \| Painting]] / [[Powder Coating]] etc===
			*This does not fix the core issues of [[Layer Lines]] etc, but can achieve the desired [[Surface Finish]] / aesthetics
			*Certain processes, especially as shown by [[SLS 3D Printing]] may benefit from the more rough and/or porous surface finish (Perhaps a Synergy Between [[Dissolvable Annealing Media]] and this then)

	=Internal Links=		=Internal Links=

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*		*[https://bigrep.com/post-processing/ An Article by the Website "BigRep" Titled "GUIDE TO POST-PROCESSING 3D PRINTED PARTS: 16 METHODS" ]

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	=Internal Links=		=Internal Links=
	*		*[[ASMBL]] (A Process that Solves The Problem of 3D Print Post-Processing in a Manner Similar To How [[Machine Finishing of Castings]] Addresses [[Metal Casting Defects]] . It is done "by layer" (or potentially every 5 layers etc to minimize the amount of toolchanges and thus save time) however to be able to still produce the Novel Designs allowed by 3D Printing

	=External Links=		=External Links=
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	=Existing Methods=		=Existing Methods=
	==FDM Prints==		==FDM Prints==
	===Sanding==		===Sanding===
	*Pretty straightforward		*Pretty straightforward
	*[[Needle Files]] , [[Deburring Tools]] , and [[Sandpaper]] rest is self explanitory		*[[Needle Files]] , [[Deburring Tools]] , and [[Sandpaper]] rest is self explanitory
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	*In theory could something like [[Plastic Pellets]] / [[Plastic Regrind]] be used?		*In theory could something like [[Plastic Pellets]] / [[Plastic Regrind]] be used?

	== [[Solvent Vapor Smoothing]] ==		=== [[Solvent Vapor Smoothing]] ===
	*This only works for certain plastics, but a [[Solvent]] (Typically Water or [[Acetone]] ) is vaporized in a chamber, the print is placed in there, and the vapor (partially) dissolves the surface of the material		*This only works for certain plastics, but a [[Solvent]] (Typically Water or [[Acetone]] ) is vaporized in a chamber, the print is placed in there, and the vapor (partially) dissolves the surface of the material
	*After a certain time period of exposure, the part (or the solvent if done in some fancy [[Solvent Recovery]] method, Vacuum + [[Bakeout]] ?) is removed		*After a certain time period of exposure, the part (or the solvent if done in some fancy [[Solvent Recovery]] method, Vacuum + [[Bakeout]] ?) is removed

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New page

=Basics=
*This Page Aims to Lay Out The Existing Methods of [[Post-Processing]] [[3D Printing | 3D Printed]] Things
*It also will organize methods that need further investigation

=Existing Methods=
==FDM Prints==
===Sanding==
*Pretty straightforward
*[[Needle Files]] , [[Deburring Tools]] , and [[Sandpaper]] rest is self explanitory
**Also maybe a [[Microfiber Cloth]] / "bath" in the sink or a [[Parts Washing Bin]] to clean off any [[Microplastics]] / burnt bits
*A [[Hot Air Gun]] / [[SMD Electronics Rework Station]] can be used for small details like [[Stringing]] related "fuzz" ~~or just a [[Butane Lighter]] if you are desperate~~
*Main Downside is Time Spent

=== [[Media Blasting]] ===
*Also known as "Sandblasting"
*Media Blasting is the more broad concept, and especially given the hardness of (most) FDM 3D Printed Plastics, a less "aggressive" media is most likely required
*Would need to look into the existing literature on all this
*In theory could something like [[Plastic Pellets]] / [[Plastic Regrind]] be used?

== [[Solvent Vapor Smoothing]] ==
*This only works for certain plastics, but a [[Solvent]] (Typically Water or [[Acetone]] ) is vaporized in a chamber, the print is placed in there, and the vapor (partially) dissolves the surface of the material
*After a certain time period of exposure, the part (or the solvent if done in some fancy [[Solvent Recovery]] method, Vacuum + [[Bakeout]] ?) is removed
**The solvent then evaporates leaving behind a smoothed (but sometimes deformed, reducing/predicting and accounting for this is key) surface
*(akin to [[Recrystalization]] / [[Zone Melting]] removing impurities, it does the same but for surface finish impurities)
*Main Downside is [[Solvent Cost]] (especially if [[Solvent Recovery]] (short of "don't dump the bucket down the drain until all of it was used/evaporated") isn't done) and the potential for part deformation)

=== [[FDM 3D Print Annealing]] ===
*Given they are [[Thermoplastics]] , FDM 3D Prints Can Be Either Re-melted, or Simply Heated Up
*This allows layer lines to "blur" and the part fuse into a single stronger one, or it can simply work in a manner similar to [[Post-Weld Heat Treatment]]
*In order to prevent part deformation/drooping etc this is typically done in some sort of media
*[[CNC Kitchen]] et al have documented using [[Plaster]] and [[Table Salt]] (Check if [[Iodonized Salt]] or just straight up [[Sodium Chloride]] (Although [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QgQ9iQo05f0 Did it also contain] [[Anticaking Agents]] ...) )
*It needs to be studied, but if something along the lines of [[Chopped Glass Fiber]] / [[Chopped Carbon Fiber]] were used (or to an extent maybe just [[Carbon Black]] ), could something akin to [[Case Hardening]] be achieved?

=Internal Links=
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=External Links=
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