Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2019-05-13 04:22
Just to gently set the record straight...
I am indeed having blanks manufactured using a 3D printing process; printing on very large, expensive, industrial strength printers made by HP.
The material I am currently using is called PA 12, which I have been told is closely related to nylon (not vinyl!). The PA 12 material has some excellent acoustical properties, that simpler plastics like PLA or ABS (which are usually associated with 3D printers) simply do not possess.
Indeed, the world of materials available to 3D printing has become vast, including other plastics, glass, porcelain, carbon fiber, wood, and several metals. I intend to explore many of these to look for other materials that will work well for the production of clarinet mouthpieces.
Nor am I precluded from looking again at the CNC world.
During the past year, I have been able to transfer all my former mouthpiece models into a CAD program, which can create specs for CNC machining, 3D printing, or other techniques of additive manufacturing.
Who knows what the future will bring?
Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
All new Buffet R13's and Festival Clarinets
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