3D printing experiments (Mouthpiece Work Yahoo Group)

FROM: saxgourmet (STEVE GOODSON)

SUBJECT: 3D printing experiments

As some of you know, Saxgourmet Products has been experimenting (along with our manufacturing partner, EMRmachine) for the last couple of years with 3D printing. In spite of all of the hype on the internet, we have been through four generations of printers and a wide assortment of materials and were still not obtaining results that were to our standards.

I’m pleased to be able to report that the latest experiment produced a virtually perfect copy of our Dragon’s Tongue tenor mouthpiece which played right out of the printer. This prototype was printed in polycarbonate, which is extremely strong. Aside from some easily resolved minor cosmetic issues, we’re absolutely delighted, and now know that we can produce copies of any mouthpiece we choose to use as an input with extreme accuracy. We are going to see if we can obtain the same printing results in Delrin, which we prefer for its acoustic qualities.

Here’s a picture of the example we printed. Even the spiral threads of the tone chamber were accurately copied. We can also tint the material any color.

FROM: sonusrepair (Tom Tapscott)

SUBJECT: Re: 3D printing experiments [1 Attachment]

what are the chances the "big" manufacturers will move to this technology?
 Sonus Instrument Repair 
Tom Tapscott 
802 Glendale Dr 
Clarksville, TN 37043 
931-551-9411 
sonusrepair@... 

    On Friday, March 11, 2016 9:42 AM, "STEVE GOODSON saxgourmet@... [MouthpieceWork]" <MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

     [Attachment(s) from STEVE GOODSON included below] As some of you know, Saxgourmet Products has been experimenting (along with our manufacturing partner, EMRmachine) for the last couple of years with 3D printing. In spite of all of the hype on the internet, we have been through four generations of printers and a wide assortment of materials and were still not obtaining results that were to our standards.
I’m pleased to be able to report that the latest experiment produced a virtually perfect copy of our Dragon’s Tongue tenor mouthpiece which played right out of the printer. This prototype was printed in polycarbonate, which is extremely strong. Aside from some easily resolved minor cosmetic issues, we’re absolutely delighted, and now know that we can produce copies of any mouthpiece we choose to use as an input with extreme accuracy. We are going to see if we can obtain the same printing results in Delrin, which we prefer for its acoustic qualities.
Here’s a picture of the example we printed. Even the spiral threads of the tone chamber were accurately copied. We can also tint the material any color.
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FROM: saxgourmet (STEVE GOODSON)

SUBJECT: Re: 3D printing experiments [1 Attachment]

right now, the 3D production costs are not in any way even close to CNC costs


> On Mar 11, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Tom Tapscott sonusrepair@... [MouthpieceWork] <MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> [Attachment(s) <x-msg://22/#TopText> from Tom Tapscott included below]
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> what are the chances the "big" manufacturers will move to this technology?
>  
> Sonus Instrument Repair 
> Tom Tapscott 
> 802 Glendale Dr 
> Clarksville, TN 37043 
> 931-551-9411 
> sonusrepair@... <mailto:sonusrepair@...>
> 
> 
> On Friday, March 11, 2016 9:42 AM, "STEVE GOODSON saxgourmet@... <mailto:saxgourmet@...> [MouthpieceWork]" <MouthpieceWork@...m <mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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> [Attachment(s) <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=8f8j8c47m5i19#TopText> from STEVE GOODSON included below]
> As some of you know, Saxgourmet Products has been experimenting (along with our manufacturing partner, EMRmachine) for the last couple of years with 3D printing. In spite of all of the hype on the internet, we have been through four generations of printers and a wide assortment of materials and were still not obtaining results that were to our standards.
> 
> I’m pleased to be able to report that the latest experiment produced a virtually perfect copy of our Dragon’s Tongue tenor mouthpiece which played right out of the printer. This prototype was printed in polycarbonate, which is extremely strong. Aside from some easily resolved minor cosmetic issues, we’re absolutely delighted, and now know that we can produce copies of any mouthpiece we choose to use as an input with extreme accuracy. We are going to see if we can obtain the same printing results in Delrin, which we prefer for its acoustic qualities.
> 
> Here’s a picture of the example we printed. Even the spiral threads of the tone chamber were accurately copied. We can also tint the material any color.
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FROM: kwbradbury (Keith Bradbury)