3D printed razors

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by BBS, Dec 5, 2020.

  1. IPings

    IPings Member

    Here is a 3D printable shave bowl I have been working, which I call the Shuriken Shave Bowl. (WIP)

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  2. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    So am I.
     
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  3. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

  4. Electrif

    Electrif Well-Known Member

    Father's Day gift yesterday.

    A Stoll Jr. SE Lather Catcher and case. Printed by my youngest son.

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    Very impressive 3D design by Roger Quintero, @SlimGem.

    Very eager to give it a run out.
     
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  5. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Awesome! That looks sharp, no pun intended! :D
     
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  6. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Very nice.
     
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  7. Electrif

    Electrif Well-Known Member

    Thanks Jim. I'm still amazed, firstly with 3d printing technology and secondly with the brilliant designers like Roger and Tom White who use it to come up with ingenious shaving products.
     
  8. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    I was just wondering if any of these designs can be made by someone here using 3D metal printing.
     
  9. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    I don't know much about 3D printing but I think the tolerances may have something to do with whether or not it can be done?
     
  10. SlimGem

    SlimGem Well-Known Member

    Just for kicks, I uploaded this razor to Xometry for a quote in Stainless/Bronze. The cost is about 70.00 US dollars. @IAmTheJody is correct about the tolerances. In metal 3d printing, there is little room for error. Also, standard resolutions will create different dimensions due to low segment counts. It all depends on the design of course.
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  11. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    If you post process the metal i.e. do things like mill and grind you can get very tight tolerances. You over add then subtract afterwards. Most of the times when you get something 3D printed that is all they do. They don't treat it like an engineered product since they either don't want to charge more to do it correctly to meet design tolerances or are not capable of actual manufacturing outside of printing.
     
  12. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    Considering what "artisans" charge for razors that is a downright bargain. Desktop metal printing can be done now just not cheaply yet. You can get metal impregnated filament with brass, stainless steel etc. that you sinter in an oven afterwards that is for all practical purposes the same as the more expensive machines as far as the finished metal product is concerned.

    You also have spark machining to remove material for a solid piece of metal coming to desktop 3d printers.
    https://3dprint.com/74651/edm-3d-printer-add-on/
     
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  13. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    The EDM may not be a thing for desktop printers yet. I should have dug some more, that article is from 2015 and I haven't found any followups or actual add ons for a 3D printer dated newer.
     
  14. BBS

    BBS Well-Known Member

    https://www.thevirtualfoundry.com/

    You'd either need to buy your own sintering oven or find someone who can sinter the prints afterwards but it will produced a finished metal print on a standard 3d printer. You'll probably also need to put better nozzles and such on the printer to use the filaments.

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    https://www.sapphire3d.com/

    same company that sells the filament offers a paid service to debind and sinter the prints.
     
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  15. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    An idea for you Roger @SlimGem and your adjustable SE... A case for it sort of like your Stoll Jr case but made like the old wedge blade 7-day sets but instead of slots for the wedge blades, slots for the three guards and a section for the handle and cap.
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  16. SlimGem

    SlimGem Well-Known Member

    It'll take some time, but it's doable.
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  17. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Yes! Like that! That's sweetness! You cats and your 3D voodoo magic....
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  18. SlimGem

    SlimGem Well-Known Member

    Here's another razor I'm close to finalizing. The head is similar to the EndGem Speed but it will be much easier to add/remove the blade, and easier to rinse. The handle is about 80mm long.

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  19. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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  20. SlimGem

    SlimGem Well-Known Member

    Getting there. It still needs a little more tweaking.

    Taipan SE Razor
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