{"id":54515,"date":"2016-05-31T13:55:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T03:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=54515"},"modified":"2016-05-31T13:55:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T03:55:11","slug":"3d-printing-resin-decorating-workshop-with-mimaw-etsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/3d-printing-resin-decorating-workshop-with-mimaw-etsy\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing & Resin Decorating Workshop with Mimaw + Etsy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I had the pleasure of joining the Melbourne Etsy<\/a> team in the Footscray studios of MIMAW<\/a>, a 3D printing and design practice. It was a fascinating insight into not only the physical process of making a 3D printed object, but also all the design and work that is required behind the scenes before you even turn the printing machine on.
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\nWe were hosted by Vei Tan – Owner, Designer and Maker, who was very generous in sharing her big design fails with us, along with her successes. I really gained so much insight into what this relatively new technology can and can’t do.<\/p>\n

Vei talked about how her designs go from sketch stage, through a 3D modeling stage where micro millimeter tolerances are so important to the finished object. The printing process can take several hours, depending on the material used and objects design, and then she experiments with hand finishing her pieces and coating them in different materials like paint, plaster and resin.<\/p>\n