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3D PRINTING

CAD saves money and improves on finish quality. Additional models can easily be printed where moulds would be too time-consuming, costly or impractical. We always print in the best possible quality and we never use low quality printing for our clients.

We are fortunate to own two rapid prototyping machines, operated from our London workshop: the ProJet MJP 300W 3D wax printer and a DLP printer which prints in castable resin, non-castable resin, plastic and rubber.

If you are unsure of which material is right for you, please let us know the end-use for your print and we will advise you on which one would be best for your project. Our standard service is next day, but we also offer an express same day service for an additional fee.  

3d prints can be picked up directly from us or sent by post for an additional fee to cover P&P. However, please note that wax prints - and to some extent castable resin prints - are delicate and mailings are at the customer’s own risk. Non-castable resins and plastic prints are robust and the risk of breakage in transit is small.  We are happy to hand deliver your wax prints to local casting companies at no additional cost for casting into the metal of your choice. In addtion, we offer a jewellery finishing service taking your project right through all the stages from 3d print to casting, manufacture, setting and polishing until it ends up as the perfect finished article. We can also produce hot and cold moulds from your resin or plastic prints.

Please email us at sales@galacreations.com with the details of your piece for a guideline price or attach the 3dm or stl file for a no-obligation quote.

WAX PRINTING

PRECISION PRINTING - PROJET MJP 300W

DLP PRINTING - 3D SYSTEMS

Our DLP printer uses a process called photopolymerisation to create its 3D waxes.   In layman’s terms, this means that it grows the 3D model from a liquid bath of the raw material.  In this way, it is similar to SLA, but it is superior in that it cures whole layers at once, making it quicker.  

• It is top of the range in terms of the detail it captures, printing layers as little as 10 microns thick.

• It prints high quality precision items in both castable and non-castable resin.

• Robustness of the resin allows customers to try on a piece of jewellery before the model is finalised.

• Perfect for both small and big pieces like figures or printing for presentation purposes.  

• The resin does not deteriorate when stored.

• Hot moulds can be done from non-castable resin prints and cold moulds can be done from both castable resin and non-castable resin prints.

• 1 day standard service printing or use our express service for same day prints.

RESIN PRINTING

DLP PRINTING - 3D SYSTEMS

PLASTIC AND RUBBER PRINTING

In April 2024, we purchased a ProJet® MJP 300W printer of 100% castable wax.  It is top-of-the-range with four different settings:

1. 8.8 microns with very high DPI for highly detailed flat surfaces such as coins and medals.  

2. 8 microns with high DPI for highly detailed curved surfaces.  

3. 16 microns for standard HD printing

4. 25 microns for fast printing of large objects which don’t have a lot of detail.  

It prints accurate, finely detailed, smooth surface patterns without  geometric limitations.  We will choose the print setting that is right for your 3d model.   We usually print in the red jewel wax which is more robust than the alternative purple wax.