Bone Yard – 3DP in Bone

Initial Bone Recipe

Powdered Bone Meal  — 5 parts by weight.

12x Powdered Sugar  —  1 part by weight.

MaltoDextrin              —- 1 part by weight.

Binder Bench Test

As time has passed in our lab, we’ve found some more interesting (and aggressive)  adhesives – namely Urea-Formaldehyde (UF) glue. A urea formaldehyde resin or glue (also commonly called a urea glue or a UF) is also called “plastic resin glue”. This product is sold as a water soluble wood glue. A quick test with bone powder has shown that very strong parts can be produced using UF.

Secondary Bone Recipe

Powdered Bone Meal  — 4-5 parts by weight.

UF plastic resin glue   —  1 part by weight.

2010 J. Meira Do Valle - Bones in Bone
(photo Laura West @ 2010)

http://open3dp.me.washington.edu/2011/03/bone-yard-3dp-in-bone/

The Open3DP team at the University of Washington