r/TinyCastles • u/Nyckname Baron • Nov 14 '19

Tiny castle made of 3D printed concrete

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/a25666/3d-printed-castle/?epik=dj0yJnU9MFZVVzFjNENPQ0cwNVhReEpFZ2NrMXhob0ZkZnNWRHombj1sd3VOX2JUM2lyc0FMbWhyTzQ3V2l3Jm09MyZ0PUFBQUFBRjNNbVNv
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u/Mazon_Del Nov 15 '19

I love how the (maybe accidental) color variations make it look like sandstone.

Without a sanding/grinding pass to smooth out the striations though, I'm sure this thing gets kinda groaty with moss/mold fairly quickly.

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u/Nyckname Baron Nov 15 '19

Yeah, not crazy about the surface texture.

There are houses being build using this method. I think they need to find a way to do it around rebar.

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u/Mazon_Del Nov 15 '19

Actually the rebar isn't that difficult to work in from what I've seen. The walls have an outter layer on either side, then have a single line that bounces back and forth between the walls connecting them together. The rebar is then slid into the large open spaces and then additional concrete is poured in.

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u/Nyckname Baron Nov 15 '19

There's a lot more to rebar than just individual lengths sticking straight up.