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custom rainbow filament?

Posted by sungod3k

sungod3k

custom rainbow filament?
November 06, 2016 04:19AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 805

Hi,

I want to print some fancy vases for Christmas gifts and I was thinking about rainbow filament. On google you find some stores here and there but not with a lot of choice. Does anyone know a shop with bigger variety or even custom color choices? I wouldnt mind paying a premium and I know from some jobs that certain suppliers start offering custom color from 3-5 kilos upwards, so it should be to hard to do technicallly.

Cheers

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Lykle

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 07, 2016 03:11AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 312

You could try faberdashery.

But they do not make rainbow filament on a spool. You get 10x10 meters of different colours so you are responsible for switching the colours.

[www.faberdashery.co.uk]

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o_lampe

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 07, 2016 07:28AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 5,232

There is a filament splicer, which is easy to use on thingiverse. Maybe try to make your own rainbow?

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ipcalit

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 11, 2016 05:46PM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 78

Even simpler, just get white filament and a set of Sharpie permanent markers. The you can make whatever color sequence you want without messing up with splitters. You can color the filament before it gets into the extruder and you can alter the shading by the amount of "painting" you do, such as on one side of the filament for lighter shades, two sided for deeper colors.

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jinx

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 12, 2016 08:53AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 528

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ipcalit
white filament and a set of Sharpie permanent markers

you tried that, got a pic of the result and how long it take till the dried burnt ink blocked your nozzle?

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ECJ

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 12, 2016 10:07AM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 65

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jinx

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ipcalit
white filament and a set of Sharpie permanent markers
you tried that, got a pic of the result and how long it take till the dried burnt ink blocked your nozzle?

I think it's worth a try. Stuffing a nozzle does not seem to be the end of the world! spinning smiley sticking its tongue out

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jinx

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 12, 2016 11:35AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 528

let us know how that dull milky crap looks, while we wait [richrap.blogspot.co.uk]

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/12/2016 11:52AM by jinx.

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scottybfg

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 18, 2016 06:31PM

Registered: 7 years ago
Posts: 267

You could always try spray painting the filament before you print

[www.youtube.com]

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tmorris9

Re: custom rainbow filament?
November 21, 2016 04:50PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 1,171

Actually I think Richard (RichRap) was one of the early people to use sharpie to color filament as it entered the extruder. He also showed how you can dye nylon filament all kinds of color with RIT fabric dye.