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Not interested in her specific application, but good info none the less about how to do reusable and fast 3D printed silicon molds with smooth surfaces.

It suffers a loss of detail, but that acceptability depends entirely on your intended application.

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Another technique is to print in ABS and then give it an acetone vapor bath - you preserve details much better, but setting all that up is a pain and a little dangerous.

Also you end up with gooey ABS to leech VOCs into your toy. :/ I really worry about that method.

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