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AndLeoErd feddit.org AndLeoErd@feddit.org
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Hi :)

given that the resin for SLA printing is pretty toxic, would you say that a ring, which is made with this material is save to wear (after washing and curing)?

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DokPsy lemmy.world DokPsy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-18
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Ideally, for jewelry, you'd use the print as a base layer that's then plated or as a positive for a mold. There are some biocompatible resins but you're still making assumptions and compromises with it.

Especially for a ring, any finishing layers will wear off directly on the skin so you'd have to account for that. Highly recommend using the print to make a silicone mold that you can then make an epoxy copy of it. Or a wax copy to then create a metal copy

Multiple steps, I know, but for safe jewelry, printers are better as a starting point tool instead of a finished product generator

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MrIamsosmrt feddit.org MrIamsosmrt@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-26
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Once the resin is cured it's way less toxic.

A ring is pretty small and as long as you don't swallow it you're fine.

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BastingChemina slrpnk.net BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-16
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Ideally, for jewelry, you'd use the print as a base layer that's then plated or as a positive for a mold. There are some biocompatible resins but you're still making assumptions and compromises with it. Especially for a ring, any finishing layers will wear off directly on the skin so you'd have to account for that. Highly recommend using the print to make a silicone mold that you can then make ...

There is shops that can cast a ring based on your design.

You either send the 3D model, the resin ring you printed and the make a mold from it or the wax part.

This is more the road I would go towards. You can design your ring, maybe print it and try it on for a bit to make sure it's the right size, iterate of necessary and then have it casted for you.

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AndLeoErd feddit.org AndLeoErd@feddit.org
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Once the resin is cured it's way less toxic. A ring is pretty small and as long as you don't swallow it you're fine.

good to know :)
thx 👍

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AndLeoErd feddit.org AndLeoErd@feddit.org
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Ideally, for jewelry, you'd use the print as a base layer that's then plated or as a positive for a mold. There are some biocompatible resins but you're still making assumptions and compromises with it. Especially for a ring, any finishing layers will wear off directly on the skin so you'd have to account for that. Highly recommend using the print to make a silicone mold that you can then make ...

oh ok, that (and the subcomment to this one) sounds like a solid way to go.
I will reconsider :)
thx :)

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Blue_Morpho lemmy.world Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-14
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Uv cured resin is used in dentistry. I would assume it's safe once cured.

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