I've been hearing about this technology every once in a while but is this really something that's going on?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikesc...g-will-change-the-way-we-make-things-in-2017/

They even have these so called 'design files' that you can use to 'print' your own things like this led circuit board:

https://pinshape.com/items/30146-3d-printed-8-led-circuit-board-with-graphene-material

Has anyone tried using this on their own? I would love to start making my own custom electronic parts. Hope it's something affordable.

 

Saw this a little while back...

www.blackmagic3d.com/Conductive-p/grphn-pla.htm

Claims to go into almost any 3D printer.

Not going to give me the detail of manufactured PCB but could use to eliminate the external wiring in some physical designs. I knew I should have purchased the dual head printer back when I got mine.

 

That's pretty interesting - Thx for the share. So I guess all 3d printers use these 'filaments'?. Kind of like ink for a normal printer?

 

Large number of inexpensive/hobbiest style of 3D printers use these types of filament. Commercial 3D printers often use an entirely different process.

 

That's pretty interesting - Thx for the share. So I guess all 3d printers use these 'filaments'?. Kind of like ink for a normal printer?

Note that 3D printing "conductive" materials are better described as "low resistance" materials. Usually several kph so per meter and that number is not scalable like metals because of how particles overlap in the polymer matrix. That is, it my be several kOhms no matter how short a trace is, or how wide/thick. Also, the number can go up for thin cross-sections or if the alignment of particles is messed up by different processing technologies.

 

Hey guys, just an update After tons of research and saving up like a mofo lol I finally got a FDM / FFS based 3D printer. It's a RoVa 3D. Made sense because I'm in Canada so yeah. Excited to make some solid prints and share it with you guys. If there are any other fellow RoVa users, get in touch with me.