Question 3D printing pill press punch dies

[fosties]

I'm looking for a very long time for a good resource for pill punch dies.
I know Alibaba etc got them but the import to Europe and customs are my problem.

My plan was to print just the tip with the logo on one or maybe two sides of the punch dies.

I already got dies without logo, so if there is a material which 3d printable and robust enough for a few docents of prints, it would be enough.
Because of the size/price of the print, changing a logo tip after a few presses won't be a problem.

Has anybody experience with 3d printers and could tell me if that idea could work?

Beeing able to produce a pill press with legal/available parts and a 3d printer would be a cool idea, which goes with the spirit of this forum!

 

[Eddybeaumont]

Hello, what machine do you have? I've got some matrixes I can sell you, or if you can help me in my approach to synthesizing mdma I'll offer you some.

 

[The-Hive]

None yet figuring out which 3-D cnc/mill machine would be cheaper to made small detail pill stamps

what do you need help with in the synth..!

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

A wolf-kitchner ( spelling is bad) will knock that beta-ketone right off there making bk-mdma into mdma

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

I went to school for and worked as a cnc mill operator and I'm looking at the Proxxon mf-70 at $500 for Christmas, the stepper motor set up for it is $54. the next thing up that I see is $1000+

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Hey, you got a tampon I can bum?

 

[Eddybeaumont]

What size do you need?

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Super super extra

 

[Eddybeaumont]

Tell me the model of your machine, I'd like to help you, but you've got to give me the model of your machine !!!!

 

[HIGGS BOSSON]

A tablet press should be made of metal because it needs strong parts to print and a lot of force to form a tablet. The smallest presses weigh from 100 kg. I don't think that you can make such a device on a home 3D printer from plastic. If you really need to print a small number of tablets, then the best solution is an encapsulator. Or you can buy a tablet press from China. Or according to the drawings, make a press on a CNC milling machine.

 

[r4In3r]

I would only print the parts that have the design on it. So just the dies and keep them as flat as possible. The rest shopuld be metal.

I was interested if this is feasable and test-printed some dies. They are working perfectly. I printed them using a 0.2mm nozzle on an fdm-printer. I think, for like testing out designs or low-quantity, these are perfect.

 

[fosties]

Wow that sounds great!!
My plan was exactly the same, did you print the whole stamp which is clamped into the press?

Could u please show us a few pictures?

That would be super interesting, because I own a pill press without stamps, so this would be a total game changer for me to finally get it to working again!!!

 

[freedum]

U could make a pill press our if 3d printed parts. But u would need certain types of filament, and the design would have to be optimised for both 3d printing in mind and the pressure exerted. U would just need thicker parts. I've made 3d printed parts that take over 1 kg of force on the X and y direction before they snap. U could easily reach tons if u optimise the way it's printed and thickness.

Anything wity 3d printing the first draft always take long to make