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Hi guys!

I’m working on a project where I want to 3D print a shoe, but it needs to be of a flexible material. Is there anyone in the Netherlands who is able to 3D print with flexible filament?

Greetings,

Stefan

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Is it a requirement to have the end-product of the shoe 3d printed? Otherwise i would suggest 3d printing a rigid mold to cast the shoe in silicone. This will make the shoe more durable

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Most FDM printers will do flexible filiment but the quality will be highly dependent on the model. Shoes are quite complex so the quality will be low. I have printed some scaled shoes before for somone. The quality was not amazing but it worked. This was on a U2. If you want high quality flexible stuff u need to use a resin printer in my opinion. But to get the large build volume u need a big professional machine. Dunno if u can find them on 3d hubs. I know University eindhoven has got one. U might be able to ask some one there. If its school related they might help and it might be less expensive. Bonne

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Yes we can

Builder 3d printers

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Hi Stefan,

There some flexible options but it depends on the design, use and wishes. Moulding is also an option but can be complicated for a shoe. If you can show me the design i can advice you what technology/material/company you can use to print it.

I can print flexible with FFF printers but the result will be a bit ruff. I have also experience with professional print in flexible materials like Multijet, Polyjet, SLA and SLS.

Cheers,

Joury

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