Can't recall who mentioned using 3D printer to make poker chip cookie cutters (2 Viewers)

[FordPickup92]

While I am still interested in working with someone to create the 3D printed poker chip cookie cutters, I am actually curious if anyone can apply the same idea to a 3D printed pumpkin carving tool??

I know it's a bit last minute for this year (will likely try a printed hand carving design.

 

[Nex]

This went past me at the time you posted the question. Just noticed yours under "similar threads" when I went back to my thread...

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/poker-chip-cookie-cutters.36378/

I don't think this can be applied to pumpkins. The outer "skin" is quite hard, so you would need some really sharp edges on the punch to cut through that.

 

[moechar]

@BearMetal

 

[BearMetal]

Not a pumpkin cookie cutter, but an actual pumpkin cutter? The material wouldn't be strong enough as Nex said ... but I suppose you could make a channel around the perimeter and install some kind of cutting blades ... and then hammer it through. Sounds brutal...

 

[Nex]

Yeah I did understand it that way.
But why would you want 3D printed punches for that instead of hand carving? Because you have a complex shape you want to carve.

Applying blades to some printed punch with a complex shape would likely be a lot more work than outright manually carving.

Material not being strong enough isn't even the issue. Polycarbonate, even PLA should withstand the force if you make the walls thick enough. But the point is they will always be blunt, so you won't get a clean cut with that.

Next issue... pumpkin's convex surface. A punch would also need to take a bent shape, and with that it would be fairly hard to print (or waste a lot of material on support structures)

 

[BearMetal]

Yeah, but who knows ... maybe something like this would work:

 

[FordPickup92]

I've also been trying to find someone to print cookie cutters lol

 

[Kyle]

@One Eyed Dollar might be able to assist

 

[GenghisKhan]

Yeah, but who knows ... maybe something like this would work:

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