The Virtual Foundry Podcast

Brad and Tricia tell the story of "The Trophy," an early project where Brad agreed to create trophies for the 3D Printing Industry Awards. A project before its time, the trophies taught the team a lot about the process of print * debind * sinter. Listen in and find out how these were made, why these were made and what happened after they were sent. The Trophy stl: mmf.io/o/31376 -- Use Instruction...

Listen in as Brad and Tricia go into detail about using our newly refined and easier to use process for debinding and sintering Copper and Bronze Filamet™. You'll hear about the tools and supplies needed, the new time and temperature profiles and more nuance about the process. The full instructions are here: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/#debindingandsinteringcopperandbronzefilamet The Gettin...

Brad and Tricia answer the question: Who Uses Filamet™? Hear about what our Partner Innovators are up to in research, radiation shielding, art and fun. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk about making your metal 3D printing a whole lot easier with The Virtual Foundry Metal 3D Printer. This is the printer we use and love in-house and now it's time for you to get in on the action. Metal 3D Printer: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/collections/metal-3d-printers-and-printing-accessories/products/metal-3d-printer-print-pure-metal-parts?variant=40627055296684 -- Us...

Mister Highball joins Brad and Tricia in a fun conversation about his projects, how he got started (have you ever spite-printed anything?), and what's next. Mister Highball set out to 3D print metal for less than $2000. He shares his equipment and process in the video. References in the video: The Virtual Foundry Public User Forum: https://discourse.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Mister Highball's Printer...

Join Brad and Tricia in a conversation on a topic about which Tricia is especially passionate - change. In case you haven't noticed, we are in a time of great and fast change and it's important that we all think about how we can shift and go boldly into the future. Democratization is mentioned in this podcast. For more on that topic - https://youtu.be/kUwUpnFc0AY -- Use Instructions: https://thevi...

Listen in as Brad and Tricia talk about the state of the Metal AM industry today and how powdered metallurgy fits in. Referenced in this podcast: Podcast Volume 1, Episode 1 - Democratization: What even is that?   https://youtu.be/kUwUpnFc0AY -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Listen in as Tricia talks with Kerry Hawkins at 3D-Easy, one of The Virtual Foundry print and sinter service bureau partners. 3D-Easy Website: http://3d-easy-printing.com/ 3D-Easy Email: 3deasy.au@gmail.com 3D-Easy Filamet™ Photo Gallery: http://3d-easy-printing.com/3d-printed-metal-and-ceramic/ More service partners of The Virtual Foundry: https://www.thevirtualfoundry.com/services -- Use Instruc...

Listen in as Brad and Tricia talk about the basics of using Filamet™ - the printers, the kilns, the process and the results.  Resources mentioned in this episode: TVF User Forum: https://discourse.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Getting Started page of the TVF website: https://www.thevirtualfoundry.com/getting-started Getting Started Bundle: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/collections/metal-filamen...

Brad and Tricia talk about The Virtual Foundry's latest new material: Pyrex® (Borosilicate) Filamet™ Listen in to learn about what this FFF/FDM 3D printing glass filament is all about. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk with Ahron Wayne about his behind-the-scenes look at The Virtual Foundry. Listen in as Ahron talks about how he helped make Filamet™, talked science with Brad and fell in love with Stoughton. Ahron's been working with Filamet™ and documenting his experiments. Check out his library of blogs and videos here: https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/o38crg/what_i_made_on_my_f...

Join Brad and Tricia for a discussion about sintering crucibles. They talk about TVF's current crucible offerings and the new, signature crucibles in development and out for beta testing. What benefits do these new crucibles offer? Mass, shape, color, and more! Tune in to learn more. Brad's video about his crucible quest: https://youtu.be/2yNuu1528X0 TVF User Forum for more discussion about custom...

Brad and Tricia talk about this densification method - also called infiltration - that produces solid metal parts and adds only minimal cost to the Filamet™ process. The discussion includes a description of what it is and how to do it yourself. There is more discussion on this topic in The Virtual Foundry's forum https://discourse.thevirtualfoundry.com/ -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfound...

Brad and Tricia explain The Virtual Foundry's user forum that uses the Discourse platform. Find the forum here: discourse.thevirtualfoundry.com -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk about the origins of Filamet­™, how it's made and what it's like. You'll see the first prototype of our unique spools and hear about the future for Filamet™ manufacturing. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia welcome Michelle Leon and Andres Leon from Levil Technology as well as David Lawson from Sapphire3D. The group discusses Levil Technology's complete metal 3D printing lab that starts with their desktop combo CNC machine / 3D printer and includes The Virtual Foundry's Filamet™ metal 3D printing filaments, Sapphire3D's kilns and everything else needed to print, debind and sinter, mac...

Brad and Tricia talk about Rapid 3DShield Tungsten Filament and its use in radiation shielding applications. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk about powdered metallurgy, its history and technologies that use it. Then they bring the conversation to the present with addition of the latest manufacturing technology - metal 3D printing. The conversation is wrapped up with comments about the future of powdered metallurgy within The Virtual Foundry. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://...

Brad and Tricia talk about the distributed development model and what that means for the future of FFFMetal. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia discuss the range of printers that can print Filament™. They include some thoughts about the Filawarmer and how to use heat to help your printing process. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk through 2020, what they've learned, and what they're looking forward to in 2021. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk about the differences between Filamet™ parts and cast or machined parts. They discuss tensile testing what the results show as well as a new sintering technique in development. -- Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com

Brad and Tricia talk about democratization and how The Virtual Foundry contributes to this idea. How do we further decentralize manufacturing and what is the result of doing so? --  Use Instructions: https://thevirtualfoundry.com/help/ TVF Shop: https://shop.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Write to us: info@thevirtualfoundry.com