Did anyone else's free 3D printed Victoria split?
wiz
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I'm not talking about the frequently reported hands or arms breaking off.
Mine just spontaneously cracked lengthwise through the torso, just one side of center. The two sides of the split were warped, so no way to glue it back together. If it had been a wood carving or musical instrument, I'd have suspected humidity, but not in a resin/filler composite material. I'm guessing poorly cured resin, creating a heck of a lot of stress. I've seen this in composite materials before.
Does anyone know what house printed these, so I'll know who to aviod in the future?
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Where did you find a free 3D printed Victoria? Did I miss something good?
It was a free gift they sent to some people. We assumed it was sent to people who had bought a lot of stuff from Daz although they never said how they decided who got one. You didn't have to apply or ask them, they just sent it.
mine still OK and had 40C+ heatwaves past few months so no idea
Mine is still in perfect condition. No problems. No idea what company did the printing.
Mine's OK, if a little dusty.
Mine's okay. My cat died five years ago. (Don't worry, she was 21)
Mine is fine too. It's been through Ontario heat and cold, well.. with AC and heating, but doesn't show signs of anything. Very odd,, sorry.
Send a ticket.
Mine's still as flawless as the day it arrived (and it arrived without a scratch too). No problems whatsoever.
I don't see any cracking or warpng on mine.
Same here. It gets really hot in my office in the summer, no air conditioning, and she was on the top of the bookcase for the better part of the year. I recently put her in the china hutch where it's more protected. And cooler.
DAZ did a promotion for their 3D printing service last year. 1000 customers were sent a 3D print of Victoria, (No one but DAZ knows how those 1000 people were selected.)
So what's the deal with 3D Printing and Daz? I no longer see anything on the "technology" page about it?
No problems with mine!
Checked mine too and it's fine :)
I don't own a DAZ 3D printed figure, but I have fixed a few 3D printed prototypes for old clients who have had them in storage. I have no idea what materials DAZ's vendor uses but I'm guessing that if fell apart, it's the mid-grade material like PLA (Polylactic Acid) which is more prone to breakage than ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) though it would seem to me that ABS would be a better choice for models such as these.
I've seen sections that looked like they dropped off of ABS parts, but it could have been impact damage that didn't leave scuffs or dings. On the other hand I've seen PLA parts that seemed to have just randomly shattered, but on examination looked as though there was some sort of distortion or shrinkage going on within the inner wall section of the part that resulted in the breakdown. The weird thing is with the PLA, other parts from the same run and presumably the same general time, seemed just fine.
PLA is supposed to be biodegradable, so perhaps whatever happened might be related to that... The only way I could see ABS doing that is if the printer perhaps was in need of service.
Depending on the level of damage, you can probably repair it using a Cyanoacrylate type glue like Crazy Glue or Zap... I prefer Pacer Technology's "Zap-A-Gap", as its thicker and more easy to manage than the less viscous CA glues. If there is a lot of damage you might want to pick up an accelerator for the CA glues, like "ZIP Kicker"... It's good for situations where you can barely hold the parts or where for some reason the material being glued is inhibiting the catalysing process. But you should feel confident with messing around with nasty adhesives before trying such a material.
Good luck.
As I recall the substance used was described as coloured sandstone, or something like that, with a cyano-acrylate binder.
Like Richard I beleive that they were made of a sandstone material, I wasn't one of the lucky 1000 so I could say for certain but I remember finding some information at the time as I was curious. Not sure if this is what Daz actually used but it gives you a general idea of the sort of thing that it might be and what it can do:- http://www.shapeways.com/materials/full-color-sandstone
Mine's still in the condition it arrived in and has been sitting on a display shelf ever since.
I would think relative humidity of your house might be a bigger issue than temperature variations.
I bet it was washed in some solvent for the binder. Generally only supposed to dust such items.
This material
Full color sandstone is heatproof to 60℃ / 140℉ degrees. Higher temperatures may significantly change material properties.
My free Viccie split ages ago. It was like she never arrived.
Oh, hang on...
Nope, mine is fine