New Romeo and juliets incoming?

[qtrain23]

Is it as strong as casting?

It can be, in certain directions. Strength of any printed part is extremely complex and still under a lot of investigation to understand what makes it better/worse

 

[Necrodoommonkey]

Without specs and details - I couldn’t wager a bet either way.

Big question is: is this a clone of the old simply moved to a different manufacturing medium, or re-designed specifically for this 3D printing?
If re-design — one would assume equal or better than previous.
If clone of old - who knows....would be interested in some of the metallurgy folks to chime in

@Grogidubnus
@zwc0442
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@qtrain23

Looks like they basically started from scratch.

For the re-release of the iconic frames, Oakley’s research and development took more than two years, resulting in over 400 designs alongside endless modeling and testing to land on the perfect design – a hand-finished, 3D printed and titanium-cast frame, the Oakley MUZM Series 1875 X Metal® Edition.

Oakley Signs Damian Lillard and Announces Limited-Edition Eyewear

Today, Oakley®, a leader in sport performance and optical innovation, announces a multi-year partnership with the newest member of Team Oakley, Damian Lillard. With a strong heritage in the sport, Oakley looks to the future

respect-mag.com

 

[delarscuevas]

It says they’re hand finished. I’m sure they print them, then grind off any layering and support interfaces, then blast them to Xmetal. Would be interesting to have a pair that’s essentially perfect geometry wise, without the variation from casting

Furthermore, features like fitting holes and tapped holes need machining, you can't print those.

 

[pjd1234]

Looks like they basically started from scratch.

For the re-release of the iconic frames, Oakley’s research and development took more than two years, resulting in over 400 designs alongside endless modeling and testing to land on the perfect design – a hand-finished, 3D printed and titanium-cast frame, the Oakley MUZM Series 1875 X Metal® Edition.

Oakley Signs Damian Lillard and Announces Limited-Edition Eyewear

Today, Oakley®, a leader in sport performance and optical innovation, announces a multi-year partnership with the newest member of Team Oakley, Damian Lillard. With a strong heritage in the sport, Oakley looks to the future

respect-mag.com

Well according to the year “1875” i am sure it took them that long to perfect it

 

[dragonvoi]

Looks like they basically started from scratch.

For the re-release of the iconic frames, Oakley’s research and development took more than two years, resulting in over 400 designs alongside endless modeling and testing to land on the perfect design – a hand-finished, 3D printed and titanium-cast frame, the Oakley MUZM Series 1875 X Metal® Edition.

Oakley Signs Damian Lillard and Announces Limited-Edition Eyewear

Today, Oakley®, a leader in sport performance and optical innovation, announces a multi-year partnership with the newest member of Team Oakley, Damian Lillard. With a strong heritage in the sport, Oakley looks to the future

respect-mag.com

wow i read that wrong. i thought the original design took 2 years. why would it take two years to “design” a copy and make 14 of each?!!?

why didn’t anyone just commission a fabrication contractor already working on TI and hand them a pair and say “make a copy”?

 

[SharkSugender]

wow i read that wrong. i thought the original design took 2 years. why would it take terri years to “design” a copy and make 14 of each?!!?

why didn’t anyone just commission a fabrication contractor already working on TI and hand them a pair and say “make a copy”

They had to make it sound exciting

 

[ZCForge]

They had to make it sound exciting

So you feel better being raped

 

[SharkSugender]

So you feel better being raped

Lol it's not rape if you enjoy it

 

[Slojack]

Next quarter announcement. 5 FMJ's will be made and sold for 75K. Don't worry on that price, they added a small diamond to the face.

 

[Ti man]

Next quarter announcement. 5 FMJ's will be made and sold for 75K. Don't worry on that price, they added a small diamond to the face.

And it's for charity.