if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers?
Posted by johnnyb
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 04, 2012 04:44PM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 48 |
i have never worked with pla befor . so i am not sure if it acts like abs will. but i do know that i need 2 machines. one just for abs and one just for pla. i really dont want to promis i can get pla out in a said time and then look foolish becoulse i didnt. i would loose customers and get a bad rep.
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 04, 2012 04:57PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 800 |
I understand where your coming from. I would like to see how you find it different. When you do work with it. I used to spray urethane foam. It was amazing the difference between the manufacturer's products.
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 06, 2012 12:25PM |
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 07, 2012 05:53PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 172 |
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 07, 2012 06:08PM |
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 07, 2012 10:33PM |
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 10, 2012 09:04PM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 48 |
well we are on kickstarter right now. [www.kickstarter.com]
when we fill kickstarters customers then we will move to ebay
when we fill kickstarters customers then we will move to ebay
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 14, 2012 01:58PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 172 |
My vote is for some sort of injection molding grade resin, not PA-747. MG47 runs far better on my Stratasys than PA-747 due to the much higher flow rate. I'm mystified as to why people keep using PA-747 - it's like trying to push concrete through a syringe...
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2012 02:03PM by Have Blue.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2012 02:03PM by Have Blue.
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 14, 2012 09:23PM |
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 16, 2012 01:40PM |
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Actually, I think the only reason that people use PA-747 is because everybody else is... At least in the US, most of this filament is coming from places who make 'plastic welding rod', which doesn't really have the same properties that you'd want in feedstock for a 3D printer.
MG47 will cost more, but it's not the only option - I suggest you take a close look at Enviroplas ENV00-P0503N-7000, which has nearly the same characteristics, and is very inexpensive ($1.59/lb. at 1500 lbs. last I checked).
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MG47 will cost more, but it's not the only option - I suggest you take a close look at Enviroplas ENV00-P0503N-7000, which has nearly the same characteristics, and is very inexpensive ($1.59/lb. at 1500 lbs. last I checked).
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 16, 2012 07:03PM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 25 |
FYI, after one very bad (and wasteful) experience with 1.75mm PLA in 5lb "bundle" form I would never buy filament that's not on a spool ever again. Even at half the price it's not worth it if it tangles.
(the bundle that went haywire for me was placed directly onto a spindle before the ties on the bundle were released and it still tangled horribly -- it probably shifted in transit before I ever got it)
(the bundle that went haywire for me was placed directly onto a spindle before the ties on the bundle were released and it still tangled horribly -- it probably shifted in transit before I ever got it)
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 16, 2012 07:13PM |
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Re: if we start manufacturing filament. would we get customers? February 16, 2012 07:37PM |
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Good idea. I don't like paying to ship polystyrene spools and then throwing three a week on the tip. It seems incredibly wasteful.
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