The Virtual Foundry Podcast

In this episode, Tricia is out of the office so it is up to Brad and Austin to tell you all about the kilns that you can use with Filamet™.

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In this episode, Tricia interviews Martín Prieto, Additive Manufacturing Technician for Filament2Print, TVF's European reseller.

Learn about the markets Filament2Print serve (hint: it's more than just the EU), the services they offer and what you call sun-bathing in Northern Spain.

If you've written in to The Virtual Foundry, you've likely received a response from Austin. Meet the man behind the email!

Austin fills you in on everything he does at TVF, why Filamet™ is cool, and where to find his Horrible Podcast.

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Brad and Tricia talk through the ins and outs of infill for your Filamet™ metal 3D printed parts.

What is the ideal amount?

What if I don't want to use the ideal amount?

How do I decide?

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Gordon LaPlante at gCreate shares the work he's done with Copper, Bronze and Stainless Steel 17-4 Filamet™. Phone holders, rockets, Medusa and more!

You'll learn about the equipment Gordon used, including the gMax 2 PRO, gCreate's large format 3D printer. And some speculation about what would happen if you printed two different materials into the same part.

Join Tricia for an interesting conversation with PhD Candidate Amogh, Associate Professor Senad and Professor BG of Halmstad University in Sweden.

"What we like in particular, all three of us, is this type of open architecture. You buy material. You are free to choose your printer. You are free to choose your debinding and sintering furnace. And that we have a community so that every one of us is enabled in some way to get the best operation of the manufacturing process - manufacturing route - that fits the requirements of a specific product.
And I think this is such a great thing with this opportunity to contribute to this open architecture."

Halmstad University: https://www.hh.se/english.html

Fab Lab Halmstad: https://www.hh.se/english/collaboration/collaboration-arenas/fab-lab.html

Senad's and Amogh's Publication: https://ebooks.iospress.nl/doi/10.3233/ATDE220175

LinkedIn Profiles:

Bengt-Göran Rosen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bengt-g%C3%B6ran-rosen-8828587/

Senad Dizdar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senad-dizdar-05250422/

Amogh Vedantha Krishna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amogh-vedantha-krishna/

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Precious Metal Clay and FFF 3D printing have a lot in common! They both start with a powdered base metal, then hold it together with a binder. Once your shape is formed, you debind and sinter your part.

There are a few differences too and you'll hear all about it in this podcast episode.

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With special guest: Tom Stock, Research Engineer on the Fusion 360 Additive Team at Autodesk.

Listen in as Tricia interviews Tom about the addition of The Virtual Foundry Filamet™ Metal 3D Printing Filament print profiles in the latest update release of Fusion 360.

- How to find the profiles

- How printing with Filamet™ metal filament is different than printing with plastic

- What materials are available

Most materials from The Virtual Foundry debind and sinter in open atmosphere, meaning no gasses or vacuum required. But Titanium and Aluminum are different.

Listen in as Brad and Tricia talk about what makes them different and why you can't sinter these two materials in open atmosphere.

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Get to know MatterHackers as Tricia interviews Dave Gaylord, Vice President.

Hear about David's work in 3D printing, the addition of FFF Metal to MatterHackers' portfolio of products, and who designed King Arthur's round table.

You've done the work... You printed with Filamet™ metal 3D printing filaments in your FDM/FFF 3D printer. You put that part through the debind and sinter cycles in your kiln.

Now, how can you make that part all shiny and beautiful?

Read below to learn a few techniques for shining up your printed part:

Wire Brush

Tumbling

Buffing Wheel

Spoiler Alert: You'll also learn what a Viking's favorite car is.

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The 3D printing nozzle is that single important connection between your 3D printer and the object you're creating. Learn all about the nozzle in this podcast:

- What diameter nozzle to use when printing Filamet™

- What material nozzle to use when printing Filamet™

- Do I need a gem-tipped nozzle?

- Why did the cell phone get glasses?

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In this second edition of Partner Innovator Frequently Asked Questions, Brad and Tricia answer:

- How should I store my Filamet™

- How much retraction should I use?

- Why are my sintered parts black and crumbly? 

And, most importantly, why did the invisible man turn down the job offer?

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Tune in to this podcast to learn the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about Filamet™ and how to use it.

What slicer settings should I pay attention to?

Can I hold the sinter temperature for longer than the website says?

Can the sintering powders be reused?

How do you plan a party in space?

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"It's incredibly liberating to know that you can just create whatever shape you want."  Join Brad and Tricia in a discussion about the last 7 years, the creation of Filamet™ and the future of metal 3D printing. This isn't an evolution in manufacturing technology, it's a revolution.

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They're our neighbors to the north and the official resellers of The Virtual Foundry products in Canada. And, they're so much more! They're got a full menu of services to go along... scanning, printing, sintering. Listen in and get the full details. 

Brad and Tricia tell the story of "The Trophy," an early project where Brad agreed to create trophies for the 3D Printing Industry Awards. A project before its time, the trophies taught the team a lot about the process of print * debind * sinter. Listen in and find out how these were made, why these were made and what happened after they were sent.

Listen in as Brad and Tricia go into detail about using our newly refined and easier to use process for debinding and sintering Copper and Bronze Filamet™.

You'll hear about the tools and supplies needed, the new time and temperature profiles and more nuance about the process.

Brad and Tricia answer the question: Who Uses Filamet™? Hear about what our Partner Innovators are up to in research, radiation shielding, art and fun.

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Brad and Tricia talk about making your metal 3D printing a whole lot easier with The Virtual Foundry Metal 3D Printer. This is the printer we use and love in-house and now it's time for you to get in on the action.

Mister Highball joins Brad and Tricia in a fun conversation about his projects, how he got started (have you ever spite-printed anything?), and what's next. Mister Highball set out to 3D print metal for less than $2000. He shares his equipment and process in the video.

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Join Brad and Tricia in a conversation on a topic about which Tricia is especially passionate - change. In case you haven't noticed, we are in a time of great and fast change and it's important that we all think about how we can shift and go boldly into the future.

Listen in as Brad and Tricia talk about the state of the Metal AM industry today and how powdered metallurgy fits in.

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Listen in as Tricia talks with Kerry Hawkins at 3D-Easy, one of The Virtual Foundry print and sinter service bureau partners.

Listen in as Brad and Tricia talk about the basics of using Filamet™ - the printers, the kilns, the process and the results.  Resources mentioned in this episode:

Brad and Tricia talk about The Virtual Foundry's latest new material: Pyrex® (Borosilicate) Filamet™ Listen in to learn about what this FFF/FDM 3D printing glass filament is all about.

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Brad and Tricia talk with Ahron Wayne about his behind-the-scenes look at The Virtual Foundry. Listen in as Ahron talks about how he helped make Filamet™, talked science with Brad and fell in love with Stoughton.

Ahron's been working with Filamet™ and documenting his experiments. Check out his library of blogs and videos here:

Join Brad and Tricia for a discussion about sintering crucibles. They talk about TVF's current crucible offerings and the new, signature crucibles in development and out for beta testing. What benefits do these new crucibles offer? Mass, shape, color, and more! Tune in to learn more.

Brad and Tricia explain The Virtual Foundry's user forum that uses the Discourse platform. Find the forum here: discourse.thevirtualfoundry.com

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Brad and Tricia talk about the origins of Filamet­™, how it's made and what it's like. You'll see the first prototype of our unique spools and hear about the future for Filamet™ manufacturing.

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Brad and Tricia welcome Michelle Leon and Andres Leon from Levil Technology as well as David Lawson from Sapphire3D. The group discusses Levil Technology's complete metal 3D printing lab that starts with their desktop combo CNC machine / 3D printer and includes The Virtual Foundry's Filamet™ metal 3D printing filaments, Sapphire3D's kilns and everything else needed to print, debind and sinter, machine and polish full metal parts.

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Brad and Tricia talk about Rapid 3DShield Tungsten Filament and its use in radiation shielding applications.

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Brad and Tricia talk about powdered metallurgy, its history and technologies that use it. Then they bring the conversation to the present with addition of the latest manufacturing technology - metal 3D printing. The conversation is wrapped up with comments about the future of powdered metallurgy within The Virtual Foundry.

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Brad and Tricia talk about the distributed development model and what that means for the future of FFFMetal.

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Brad and Tricia discuss the range of printers that can print Filament™. They include some thoughts about the Filawarmer and how to use heat to help your printing process.

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Brad and Tricia talk through 2020, what they've learned, and what they're looking forward to in 2021.

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Brad and Tricia talk about the differences between Filamet™ parts and cast or machined parts. They discuss tensile testing what the results show as well as a new sintering technique in development.

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Brad and Tricia talk about democratization and how The Virtual Foundry contributes to this idea. How do we further decentralize manufacturing and what is the result of doing so?

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