Re: PLA ON 500m spools

Vik Olliver wrote:
> I'm told the PLA extrusion will come on a 500m spool. No idea what the
> diameter is, given the stuff is more brittle than CAPA, but at least I
> have a 4WD to pick it up in if necessary!

You may need the new straight-through no-bend extruder then.
Development almost finished...

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Dr Adrian Bowyer
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What's the big deal? 500 metres of 3 mm filament only weighs a bit over 3.7 kg.

{3.141592*(3/2)^2 mm^2 x 1000 mm/m} ~ 7070 mm^3/m ~ 7.07 cm^3/m

7.07 cm^3/m x 500 m ~ 3535 cm^3 ~ 3.535 dm^3

3.535 dm^3 x 1.05 (density) ~7.7 kg

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Sorry... typo 3.7 kg.

On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 10:10 +0000, Adrian Bowyer wrote:
> You may need the new straight-through no-bend extruder then.
> Development almost finished...

Turns out the spools are 300mm in diameter. I *hope* the PLA bends round
them!

Vik :v)

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