How To Make 3D Printed Pin Badges at Home (3D print and Epoxy Cast)
738In which I show you the process I went through to make DIY enamel-looking pin badges with cheap materials. Usually enamel pin badges require expensive machines and a large minimum order quantity, but if you can make them at home, you can make small batches that look pretty good!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:16 Artwork
1:22 3D Model
3:27 3D Print
5:32 Paint
6:32 Casting
The dragon artwork was originally a piece by Notidee on twitter! They make pretty cool art, check them out: https://twitter.com/Notideeart
For thinning the 2 part epoxy, in a 40ml batch, I found that 3ml of 100% isopropyl alcohol worked the best for diluting it. Usually I just mix the resin, then add the thinning agent until it's slightly more viscous than water. As mentioned in the video, do not do this if you intend on using the epoxy for structural applications.
The dyes are simple alcohol dyes made specifically for 2 part epoxies. I recommend finding opaque pigments instead, as the results I got from the transparent dyes ended up looking like candy.
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