Ah, I knew I forgot something. It's just PLA. I used it for my test prints since it was the cheapest route thinking I would go with something stronger if all went well. But the test prints worked so great and lasted well, so I never saw the need to go to ABS or other materials. Besides, so many of the stronger filaments can be tricky to print. But staying with a thin 3 mm with a 3 layer wall thickness worked great. For tracing patterns, I think I went with a 25% infill to save time, but for the stamp plates I went to 60% 3D honeycomb for strength. It is 2mm thick for the base and then a 1mm tall stamp design (and a slightly taller 1-2mm tall outer edge). Keeping it thin and using a solid backing plate helps keep it from warping during the pressing, and thus helps prevent breaking. Hope that helps, and thanks for watching!
Great idea, thanks for sharing!
Which filament did you use?
Ah, I knew I forgot something. It's just PLA. I used it for my test prints since it was the cheapest route thinking I would go with something stronger if all went well. But the test prints worked so great and lasted well, so I never saw the need to go to ABS or other materials. Besides, so many of the stronger filaments can be tricky to print. But staying with a thin 3 mm with a 3 layer wall thickness worked great. For tracing patterns, I think I went with a 25% infill to save time, but for the stamp plates I went to 60% 3D honeycomb for strength. It is 2mm thick for the base and then a 1mm tall stamp design (and a slightly taller 1-2mm tall outer edge). Keeping it thin and using a solid backing plate helps keep it from warping during the pressing, and thus helps prevent breaking. Hope that helps, and thanks for watching!
@@mythimpressions Thanks for the comprehensive reply!