It is time to prepare the silicone inks for 3D printing. We have a formulation for turning the silicone material into 3D printable version. You need to use the additive materials in different compositions to achieve 3D silicone printing ink. The values for the syringe preparations are for the first syringe 0.02 gr of dye (red), 0.5 gr of thi-vex, and 49.5 gr of dragon skin very fast part A. And for the second syringe 0.3 gr (yellow), 0.5 gr of thi-vex, and 49.5 gr of dragon skin very fast part B. Here is a summary table.
| Syringes | Dye | Thi-vex | Dragon skin very fast |
| Syringe Part A | 0.02 gr (red) | 0.5 gr | Part A 49.5 gr |
| Syringe Part B | 0.3 gr (yellow) | 0.5 gr | Part B 49.5 gr |
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Shopping list
- Colorant (Dye)
- Thi-vex
- Dragon Skin Very Fast 10 part A, B
- Syringes
- Luer lock plugs: part number 51525K315
- 3D print the helping hand
Preperation steps
We have prepared a step by step youtube video for you guys to follow. Please watch the video from the link down below.
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Here is the step by step summary of the youtube video:
Step 1: Get your cup, place it on top of the scale, zero the scale and put your dye. (you can use the suggessted dye amounts in the table above. Also you can experiment with the amounts to get more color spectrum. Just be careful to not go over 1gr of dye per each syringe, it will cause your mixture to not cure resulting failed prints)
Step 2: Zero the scale, put 0.5 gr of thivex with a small helping syringe
Step 3: Zero the scale, put 49.5 gr of dragon skin very fast 10 part A
Step 4: Mix the the cup at high speed
Step 5: Transfer the mixed material inside the 60 ml syringes
Step 6: Insert the plug for the syringe
Step 7: Repeat the steps starting from step 1 for the part B of the silicone material
When these steps are finalized install the syringes into syringe pump mechanism as shown in the picture down below.
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Rigth now, we are ready in terms of hardware. Let's move into the software section before we start our first test print!