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We were fortunate to be supplied a 10kg bag of PLA 4042D by Convex Plastics Ltd. in New Zealand for research purposes. | |||||||
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Use So FarVik has been using the PLA filament in New Zealand made from the granules supplied by Convex. This was drawn into a 2.6mm diameter filament for us by Imagine Plastics Ltd. on their equipment used to make plastic welding rod and knitting needles. Rod diameter is 2.6mm+-0.1mm . The plastic tends to absorb atmospheric water which can cause small bubbles on extrusion. It is slightly flexible and transparent. It will not degrade outside of a commercial composting pit. It has a density of 1.04 The standard yellow gear motor will not reliably feed the filament through a Mk 2 Extruder. A more powerful motor needs to be fitted to the gearbox. | |||||||
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