Downloadable 3D model for melt flow tester block mold

Wednesday 24th April 2019

This is a 3D rendering of our melt fluidity tester. We have promoted this device for many years as an effective way to compare fired glaze properties (e.g. melt fluidity, surface tension, bubble retention, crystal growth, transparency, melting range, etc). Open the 3MF file in your slicer, move all pieces off the print bed and unselect them all. Then, print each part by moving it onto the bed and using place-on-face to orient it right. Print the funnel wide-side down with brim. Insert the insight-live.com/glossary/392">natch clips and embeds into the holes, pour in the plaster, let it set and finally remove the PLA with a heat gun. You now have a working mold to make slip cast testers. Glue the natches and spacers into the embeds, strap the mold together, glue in the pour spout with slip and finish by filling the mold with slip. If the mold is dry, 10-15 minutes should be enough to get adequate thickness (don't make them too heavy). With 0.8mm thick walls, this drawing 3D prints quickly and is easy to remove when the plaster has set (using a heat gun). The halves interlock using natches (requiring our embeds and related parts). The mold halves can also be lined up by the outer edges before clamping them together (thus not requiring natches).

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