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Articulated Seahorse

  (work in progress blog) I want to tell my experience and story about the creation of MELS 3D LABS Articulated Seahorse. Of all the Articulated designs, this has a unique story and place among them all. Early 2024, i was researching for an articulation no other designer has ever made. It should be an interesting creature as well, my research led me to seahorse, a beautiful creation of nature.  THE SCULPTING My sculpting workflow evolved over the years,  a systematic, hence its time consuming but foolproof approach to perfection. Typically i sculpt 2-3 days straight, mostly skipping  breakfast as i get hyper obsessive. The sculpting path : Typically i could create a link and the body section, where then i can duplicate it, then scale it down and keep duplicating it up to the tail. That would save a lot of time and effort. But for the seahorse, This wasn’t the case. The body is curved, hence even after duplicating, each link has to be precisely sculpted to preserve th...
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Feels Good Man : That Happened. Went Viral!

                    Khaleej Times Feature Story                         Times of India Article                 Times of India Plus Feature An old news 🗞️ but what better ocassion than this to show case them for all of you to watch and read on this joyous 3rd Anniversary of Mels 3D LABS  Been holding back on posting the news, come on I was building things like crazy, skipping lots of meals. Not really proud of the pics that were taken for the news. The News was featured over 60+ media world wide, you can check mostly all of them down here :                             Mels 3D NewsRoom 3 years later,  Here we go. Got the Instgram Verified as a ...
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Acid Bed Leveling. The Madness Continues

Acid bed leveling is an experimental technique developed by Mels3D for achieving a perfectly flat build plate in 3D printing. This innovative process uses acid etching to precisely remove material from the surface of the build plate, correcting any irregularities.   Key Points:  1. Precision The acid etching process allows for extremely fine adjustments, resulting in a highly accurate and uniform surface.  2. Surface Quality  This method can produce a smoother surface compared to traditional mechanical leveling methods, enhancing print adhesion.  3. Durability Plates leveled through acid etching tend to maintain their flatness longer, reducing the frequency of re-leveling.  4. Material Compatibility Typically used on metal build plates like aluminum or steel, which can endure the etching process.   Process: 1. Preparation  The build plate is cleaned thoroughly to eliminate any contaminants.   2....
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