Iron Man Mark 42 style glove (3D printed Stainless steel)

[Saintjrobinson]

I'm working on a Iron man glove build. I'd like to get everyone caught up on it.
I started by having the main parts 3d printed in plastic in order to make sure everything generally fit right.

Once I had the fingers printed I began having them printed in Stainless steel (bronze infused).

Then I moved on to the palm parts. So far I only have the fingers done in stainless, but have yet to have the palm piece done in it.

I've experimented around with materials to use for the bottoms of the fingers to get that flexible look. I used corrugated tubing but it lowers your ability to bend your finger so I'm currently in search of a glove that might substitute that look and still provide flexibility while being worn.

So far I'm down to having all the finger parts printed and then I'll be heading on to do the palm piece and then on to sanding and painting etc.
If Anyone has any questions or ideas to put into it feel free to comment. I'm sure I'll soon need help finding materials.



*Never been on this forum before so I hope I'm going about this right.*

 

[Saintjrobinson]

Just finished the finger pieces, now on to the palm parts.

 

[ubcs86]

Will it be possible to buff the fingers to get the print lines out? They look pretty sweet printed in the bronze coloring.
Are you printing yourself or getting it through shapeways? If you are running it yourself, what filament source and printer are you using? They look very clean!

 

[Rogviler]

Will it be possible to buff the fingers to get the print lines out?

Possible, but the stainless-bronze is tough stuff. You'll definitely ruin a bunch of grinding, sanding, and buffing discs in the process. It would be worth it to get what's probably several hundred dollars in material looking 100% though.

I'd be very surprised if anyone on the planet could do this type of print at home. I wish, though. I'd have it running 24/7 making all kinds of stuff.

-Rog

 

[duality]

This is going to be epic. Love the idea and love the print even with the lines. Buffing it out would be amazing if you can muscle through it. Really very interested in seeing how it turns out. Have you thought about DMLS metal 3D printing? Just might make buffing easier, or you could tumble the parts to get a consistent finish.

 

[Nokle]

good work